Photo Story: British Airways resumes flights to Pakistan

cde.news desk 3 June 2019, 10:29 · 1 min read

epa07621622 People wait to welcome their relatives and friends after the arrival of a British Airways flight at Islamabad Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, 03 June 2019. British Airways on 03 June, resumed operations to Pakistan, over a decade after they were suspended in September 2008 in the wake of the Mariott Hotel bombing in Islamabad. EPA-EFE/SOHAIL SHAHZAD

An armed Pakistani security official stands guard as passengers from a British Airways flight arrive at Islamabad Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, 03 June 2019. British Airways on 03 June, resumed operations to Pakistan, over a decade after they were suspended in September 2008 in the wake of the Mariott Hotel bombing in Islamabad.

The three-per-week service is operated on a three-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner with World Traveller (long-haul economy), World Traveller Plus (long-haul premium economy) and Club World (long-haul business class) available. The 787 is British Airways’ newest long-haul aircraft that is 20 per cent more fuel efficient than other aircraft.