MAY 26TH, 2011

PIA to continue operating flights to Islamabad from LBA

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) and Pakistan’s national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), are please to confirm the continuation of a twice weekly service from Leeds Bradford to Islamabad.

The non-stop service operates on a Wednesday and Saturday on a A310 aircraft which offers both economy and business class.

Tony Hallwood, Commercial & Aviation Development Director at LBA said: “We would like to thank the Bradford and wider Yorkshire community for its support in retaining this vital international link. We are now looking forward to building our relationship with PIA to develop and grow traffic on this flagship route”.

General Manager Revenue Management at PIA Head Office, Mr. Rashid Aziz, said: “PIA has decided to continue the above service from LBA to ISB for the benefit of the Pakistani/Kashmiri community. This service will provide them door to door non-stop flights for the larger benefit of the community and in return PIA Management expects the Pakistani community to encourage and promote the airline “as Great People to Fly with” and enable us to extend a better service with a B777 in the near future”.