INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LONDON: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will run Sialkot-London-Sialkot from 10th of September this year, it is said in an official
statement of PIA.Initially, this route will be operated once-a-week from Sialkot to Heathrow London every Tuesday whereas the flight from
Heathrow London to Sialkot will arrive every Wednesday, PIA country manager in UK Siraj Qazi confirmed
The route will provide direct point to point service to Sialkot city and shortest approach to Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Kharian, Gujrat, Jhelum
and adjoining areas.It is worth mentioning that this new-fangled rout will be more significant for the Sikh Yatris who are planning to
participate in the celebration of 550th Birthday of Baba Guru Nanak Dev ji
The Sikh pilgrims are likely to opt Sialkot airport route to start their holy pilgrims through visiting Kartarpur Gurdwara with proximity of
around 100 kilometers.According to the schedule issued by PIA, the PIA flight number PK777 will depart at 10:15 am from Sialkot on every
Tuesday and will arrive at Heathrow Airport London at 14:50 local time
Flight number PK778 will depart from Heathrow at 18:25 pm and will arrive at Sialkot International Airport at 06:25 Wednesday (next
day).Siraj Qazi said that for the new route, flights will be operated with B773-772 aircraft which has specially been decorated for the new
International route operation
He said that PIA started the new route after lots of consultations and feedback from customers
He hoped the new route will help Pakistan tourism industry and more people will be likely travelling to Pakistan as most British Pakistanis
in Britain originate from the areas close to Sialkot.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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