PIA Starting Summer Season Flights Between Lahore and Gilgit

[Abbas Ali]

From March 31, PIA starting summer season twice-a-week ATR flights between Lahore and Gilgit every Thursday and Sunday.

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[raihans]

this additional sector (new) will be assigned to BHH which is performing ISB-GIL, so it seems that the BHH will not perform ISB-LHE but something like ISB-GIL-LHE-GIL-ISB to connect both stations with Gilgit?
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhh

BHI is busy in southern sectors
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhi

[danyal77W]

I remember, back around 2013-2015, there were at least four daily flights between LHE and ISB.

[raihans]

I remember, back around 2013-2015, there were at least four daily flights between LHE and ISB.

yes, and those flights were almost full, don't know why PIA stopped on this sector?

btw, inbound Lahore from Islamabad passing overhead back then Feb 2012

Pakistan International - ATR42-500 - AP-BHP by Raihan S.R. Bakhsh, on Flickr

[Abbas Ali]

PIA twice-a-week flights between Lahore and Gilgit starting from April 3, according to information on airline's official website:

Flight schedule:

Route: Lahore to Gilgit
Flight Number: PK609
Days of Operation: Thursday, Sunday
Aircraft Type: ATR
Departure from Lahore: 10:30 AM
Arrival in Gilgit: 11:55 AM
Flight Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes



Flight schedule effective from April 6.

Route: Lahore to Gilgit
Flight Number: PK609
Days of Operation: Thursday, Sunday
Aircraft Type: ATR
Departure from Lahore: 11:20 AM
Arrival in Gilgit: 12:45 PM
Flight Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes



Route: Gilgit to Lahore
Flight Number: PK610
Days of Operation: Thursday, Sunday
Aircraft Type: ATR
Departure from Gilgit: 8:05 AM
Arrival in Lahore: 9:30 AM
Flight Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes



Flight schedule effective from April 13.

Route: Gilgit to Lahore
Flight Number: PK610
Days of Operation: Thursday, Sunday
Aircraft Type: ATR
Departure from Gilgit: 9:05 AM
Arrival in Lahore: 10:30 AM
Flight Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes



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[Abbas Ali]

April 3, PIA Lahore to Gilgit ATR flight PK609 cancelled.


Source: lahoreairport.com.pk

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[Abbas Ali]

On April 6, PIA ATR 42-500 registration AP-BHH as flight PK610 departed from Gilgit at 9:10 AM and arrived in Lahore at 10:16 AM. Gilgit to Lahore flight completed in 1 hour 6 minutes.


Source: flightradar24.com

On April 6, PIA ATR 42-500 registration AP-BHH as flight PK610 to Gilgit departed from Lahore at 11:38 AM.


Source: flightradar24.com

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