LONDON: British Government announced the schedule for chartered flights run by Qatar Airways which will repatriate around 2,500 British citizens stuck in Pakistan.
While Pakistan’s national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has also announced daily flights from Pakistan to UK but has not announced the exact schedule yet.
The chartered Qatar Airways flights from Islamabad to London will run on, April 21, 22, and 23, the flights from Islamabad to Manchester on April 24, 25, 26, and 27, while the flights from Lahore to London on April 22 and 24. A flight from Lahore to Manchester will run on April 26.
The flights to and from the UK by PIA are expected to begin from April 19. PIA has announced that it will operate flights from Lahore and Islamabad to London, Manchester and Birmingham.
According to the British High Commission, the chartered flights are for UK travellers who normally reside in the UK and their direct dependents with a preference of seats given to those deemed vulnerable.
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