PK cut DXB out of GLA flights

GLAGAZ · Post by **GLAGAZ** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:45 pm

From March 29th flights will now route direct from Pakistan to Glasgow. It appears the Wednesday flight will just do LHE-GLA-LHE where as the Saturday route will include ISB aswell as LHE.

Also some rumours that GLA will see a 777 in the not too distant future.

Gaz

behramjee · Post by **behramjee** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:46 pm

finally some sense prevailed

B777240ER · Post by **B777240ER** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:24 pm

PK's flight schedules are showing the flight being via DXB but amadeus shows 2 weekly LHE-GLA-LHE flights with no ISB-GLA flight.

GLAGAZ · Post by **GLAGAZ** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:38 pm

Yeh I noticed the 2x weekly LHE aswell without ISB. But when I checked dates in July the Saturday flight went GLA-LHE-ISB.

Gaz

ord · Post by **ord** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:11 pm

GLAGAZ wrote:Yeh I noticed the 2x weekly LHE aswell without ISB. But when I checked dates in July the Saturday flight went GLA-LHE-ISB.

Gaz

That's weird. From a geographic point of view, GLA-ISB-LHE makes much more sense. I suspect they are probably routin it GLA-LHE-ISB to possibly postion the A310 for another flight.

CoyBoy · Post by **CoyBoy** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:06 pm

Amadeus is not showing GLA-LHE-ISB service any more, its only LHE-GLA-LHE.

pkjet · Post by **pkjet** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:43 pm

This decision, which I knew was pending, is both economically and commercially sensible.

I mean, how on earth can PIA compete with a twice weekly A310 when Emirates fly a daily B777-300ER ???!!!!!!

As per a previous post, the Glasgow flights will increase to 5, same as at Birmingham and Oslo.

pkjet · Post by **pkjet** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:17 pm

Coyboy, PIA A310s out of Glasgow are used GLA-PAK-CDG-PAK.

GLAGAZ · Post by **GLAGAZ** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:54 pm

The PIA schedule for ISB from GLA seems to suggest the 2x weekly flights will both do GLA-LHE-ISB.

Anyway, any idea when the service will go 5x weekly?

Gaz

SalamPaks · Post by **SalamPaks** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:08 pm

PKJet,

Is the decision to increase BHX, GLA and OSL to 5XW contingent upon delivery of the second 777-200LR or does PIA have aircraft capacity to increase frequency to these cities today?

Also, are the 5XW flights going to be seasonal or year round?

Thanks.

B777240ER · Post by **B777240ER** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:24 pm

BHX is already 5 weekly, the next step would be to increase to daily.

I mean, how on earth can PIA compete with a twice weekly A310 when Emirates fly a daily B777-300ER

With EK only flying to ISB 5 weekly and LHE 4 weekly, most of which are fully booked due to pax from LHR/LGW,MAN,BHX and JFK

PIA's site is taking ages to load... but LHE/ISB-OSL will see a B772 once weekly. PK should go for more frequencies not upgrading the equipment

pkjet · Post by **pkjet** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:51 pm

Hey SalamPaks !

Once again we miss each other during your weekly transit at MAN !!

!!

Anyway, aircraft delivery will have something to do with the increased Glasgow schedule.

The 5 x weekly flights would be year round but maybe less when the B777 is brought onto the route, something currently under discussion.

In the meantime PIA seems to be using only it's own A310s to Glasgow and non of the leased ones. I can only presume that all owned A310s have been retrofitted with the B777 Business+Plus product ?

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:00 pm

Flying a B777 LHE-ISB-GLA, aint that like kinda stupid?

pkjet · Post by **pkjet** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:41 pm

Don't worry AirBlue, they won't be combining the LHE and ISB flight from GLA !

GLAGAZ · Post by **GLAGAZ** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:43 pm

:O How long until the 777 arrives at GLA?! How often will it appear and what route?

Gaz