British Safety Committee has reportedly set a meeting on March 12th, 2025 to review the situation for the resumption of direct flights of PIA to the UK.
During the meeting, the committee will review the resumption of the direct flights of PIA to the UK. The British Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport (DFT) will present the latest audit reports of PIA and Pakistan Civil Aviation.
If the British Safety Committee approves, PIA will resume direct flights to the UK. Direct flights to the UK have been suspended since 2020. PIA management is hopeful about the restoration of flights to the UK following the successful resumption of operations in European countries, sources reveal.
The airline has already devised a plan for the resumption of the flights to UK. PIA is hopeful to resume direct flights to London, Manchester, and Birmingham. A two-member team from PIA recently returned to Pakistan after reviewing the preparations for the flight operations in the UK.
A month ago, PIA resumed flights to Paris. The airline resumed direct flights to Europe after approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Pakistan International Airlines flight took off from Islamabad around 1240 pm (0740 GMT) heading for Paris, becoming the only carrier to offer a direct route to and from the European Union.
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Before the EASA ban, PIA was offering routes to several European destinations including Barcelona, Birmingham, Bradford, and London. The airline is also looking to reintroduce flights to Copenhagen, Oslo, and Amsterdam.
Beyond Europe, PIA is also looking forward to expanding flight operations to New York. As part of its efforts to rebuild its global network, six Boeing 777 aircraft have been designated for operations in Europe, the UK, and the US.
EASA and the UK had placed travel restrictions on PIA following the case of the validity of the airline’s pilot licenses in the wake of the deadly plane crash of PIA in 2022 that killed 97 people on board.