From 16NOV05 via DXB!!
Wed:
LHE1GLA 0930 1700 PK777 A310
Sat:
ISB1GLA 1215 1945 PK779 A310
Wed:
GLA1LHE 1845#1045 PK778 A310
Sat:
GLA1ISB 2130#1415 PK780 A310
source http://www.airliners.net/discussions/ge ... n/2375237/
PIA confirms to Glasgow
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According to most people, the population demographic of GLA reflects that a vast majority of immigrant Pakistanis from that city come from LHE and FAS...so why is there a one weekly ISB-DXB-GLA flight alongside a LHE-DXB-GLA flight when 2 weekly LHE-DXB-GLA would have been just fine
Can someone please explain PIAs logic to me as it doesnt make any commercial/operational sense to me!!!
Can someone please explain PIAs logic to me as it doesnt make any commercial/operational sense to me!!!
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Why are the flights routed through Dubai??
That is like adding four hours extra for nothing.
A non-stop flight of eight hours, versus 3 hours to Dubai, 2 hours on ground then another 7 to Glasgow.
I would imagine with the number of Pakistanis in UK, filling an A310 twice a week from Glasgow should be no problem.
The major advantage of taking PIA to UK, versus Qatar or Emirates is the time factor, a non-stop flight versus one with a transit.
If PIA takes away that factor, then why would anyone fly PIA.
That is like adding four hours extra for nothing.
A non-stop flight of eight hours, versus 3 hours to Dubai, 2 hours on ground then another 7 to Glasgow.
I would imagine with the number of Pakistanis in UK, filling an A310 twice a week from Glasgow should be no problem.
The major advantage of taking PIA to UK, versus Qatar or Emirates is the time factor, a non-stop flight versus one with a transit.
If PIA takes away that factor, then why would anyone fly PIA.
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the ideal flight would have been LHE-GLA-LHE twice a week nonstop with A 310s plain and simple...it would have provided PIA with a huge competitive advantage compared to its Arab and European competitors on this route.
Lets see how good the 5th freedom traffic loads are for them in J & Y class on the DXB-GLA-DXB leg.
Lets see how good the 5th freedom traffic loads are for them in J & Y class on the DXB-GLA-DXB leg.
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Weekly flights between Glasgow and both Islamabad and Lahore will take off next month, Pakistan International Airlines announced yesterday.
The services will operate via Dubai.
Source: scotsman.com
The services will operate via Dubai.
Source: scotsman.com
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The flight is on the PIA website.
http://www.piac.com.pk/flight_planner/d ... 18:37%20PM
Give credit to PIA, make an 8 hour journey into a 12 hour 30 minutes one.
The same amount of fuel could have allowed PIA to operate the route thrice a week.
Maybe a better schedule would have been:
Lahore-Islamabad-Glasgow twice a week.
This way people going to Lahore or Islamabad would have had a twice weekly option.
The return flight to Lahore continues on to Karachi. Another waste of 1.5 hour of fuel.
Why could this plane not be taken back to Karachi as a dometic flight, instead of taking it there as a part of PK778, flying empty.
PIA must stop linking Karachi with Lahore and Islamabad on international flights.
Its a waste of expensive fuel when the planes fly 80% empty between Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.
Amaad
http://www.piac.com.pk/flight_planner/d ... 18:37%20PM
Give credit to PIA, make an 8 hour journey into a 12 hour 30 minutes one.
The same amount of fuel could have allowed PIA to operate the route thrice a week.
Maybe a better schedule would have been:
Lahore-Islamabad-Glasgow twice a week.
This way people going to Lahore or Islamabad would have had a twice weekly option.
The return flight to Lahore continues on to Karachi. Another waste of 1.5 hour of fuel.
Why could this plane not be taken back to Karachi as a dometic flight, instead of taking it there as a part of PK778, flying empty.
PIA must stop linking Karachi with Lahore and Islamabad on international flights.
Its a waste of expensive fuel when the planes fly 80% empty between Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.
Amaad
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