Norse Atlantic UK Allowed to Operate Flights Between UK and Pakistan

[Aviation]

Our slots are referred to the London Heathrow Airport slots.

[Vaqar Khan]

Norse I believe are to supply the aircraft and crew to HB International in whose name the flights will operate. My quick search on HB International on UK Government website tells me the company was set up in 2017, has only 1 Director and it has continously been filing annual accounts as a dormant company. The last account statement filed for the dormant company on 24 Feb 2005 state its total assets as £100 (100 shares of £1 each). Something, doesn't sound right here.

https://find-and-update.company-informa ... ng-history

[Akhan]

I've got a photo of Norse Atlantic at Islamabad Airport, but I don't know how to post photos here. It's from a few months ago. Someone posted it on Tiktok. It's a Norse Atlantic B787, probably performing a test flight?

[Abbas Ali]

^ Probably that aircraft transported deportees from UK/Europe to Islamabad.

Free image hosting sites like https://imgbb.com/ can be used for sharing photos here.

Thank you.

Abbas

[Akhan]

Thank you so much for advising me on how to post photos. Here's Norse Atlantic at ISB

[Eyesonpia]

Any update?

[Safwan Waqas]

Info |

From W25, Manchester will see Pakistan served by Norse 2x weekly on behalf of HB International.

This will mean that Norse will serve a total of 4 destinations from MAN this winter on behalf of other airlines/companies.

ISB - HB International
DEL - Indigo
BGI/ANU - P&O

From X (Twitter)

https://x.com/BritAviaNews/status/1913355070260851027

[Abbas Ali]

Norse Atlantic UK/HB International Airline planned five weekly flights between UK and Pakistan from October 2025.

2 x London Gatwick - Islamabad
2 x Manchester - Islamabad
1 x Birmingham - Islamabad

https://www.facebook.com/insightpakaviation

[Matt995]

Norse Atlantic UK/HB International Airline planned five weekly flights between UK and Pakistan from October 2025.

2 x London Gatwick - Islamabad
2 x Manchester - Islamabad
1 x Birmingham - Islamabad

https://www.facebook.com/insightpakaviation

Flights are not for HB International Airlines, but are for PIA, using PIA slots, and are charter flights, similar agreement to when the used Jordan Aviation a few years ago to to the UK

[HassanKhan]

Norse Atlantic UK/HB International Airline planned five weekly flights between UK and Pakistan from October 2025.

2 x London Gatwick - Islamabad
2 x Manchester - Islamabad
1 x Birmingham - Islamabad

https://www.facebook.com/insightpakaviation

Flights are not for HB International Airlines, but are for PIA, using PIA slots, and are charter flights, similar agreement to when the used Jordan Aviation a few years ago to to the UK

Norse announced UK-PK flights while the PIA UK flights resumption looked likely, why would PIA give their slots when they themselves were getting ready to fly that sector themselves?

[Matt995]

Norse Atlantic UK/HB International Airline planned five weekly flights between UK and Pakistan from October 2025.

2 x London Gatwick - Islamabad
2 x Manchester - Islamabad
1 x Birmingham - Islamabad

https://www.facebook.com/insightpakaviation

Flights are not for HB International Airlines, but are for PIA, using PIA slots, and are charter flights, similar agreement to when the used Jordan Aviation a few years ago to to the UK

Norse announced UK-PK flights while the PIA UK flights resumption looked likely, why would PIA give their slots when they themselves were getting ready to fly that sector themselves?

PIA has chartered Norse Atlantic for their routes to the UK, thus using the PIA slots. This is not a Norse originated route and has a ending term of 2027

[Abbas Ali]

Flights are not for HB International Airlines, but are for PIA, using PIA slots, and are charter flights, similar agreement to when the used Jordan Aviation a few years ago to to the UK

PIA issues proper bids invitation for hiring chartered aircraft services. Like the example given below that was issued for year 2022 UK/Europe flights and Jordan Aviation was chosen through bidding process.



PIA has not issued any such bids invitation for chartered aircraft service for year 2025 or onwards.

Pakistan is confident of getting UK permission for the resumption of Pakistani airlines commercial flights to/from UK this year.

Abbas