PIA set to resume London flights in March after six years
PIA to resume direct London flights in March 2026 after six-year hiatus, expanding UK operations for travelers.
Pakistan International Airlines – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced it will restart direct flights to London in March 2026, ending a six-year pause.
According to a PIA spokesperson, the national carrier is expanding its services to the United Kingdom and will operate four weekly flights from Islamabad to London starting March 29, 2026. The flights will arrive at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4.
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- PIA announces resumption of direct Islamabad-London flights starting March 29, 2026, after six years.
- Four weekly flights will operate from Islamabad to Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4.
- London was PIA’s first-ever international destination and remains one of its key routes.
- PIA currently operates three weekly flights to Manchester, part of its UK expansion.
- EU Air Safety Agency had banned PIA in June 2020 due to safety concerns.
- Ban lifted on Nov 28, 2024, after over four years, allowing EU operations.
The spokesperson highlighted that London was PIA’s very first international destination and continues to be one of its most significant routes.
He maintained that the national carrier was already operating three weekly flights to Manchester.
In June 2020, the European Union Air Safety Agency had barred PIA from operating in EU countries in June 2020 over safety concerns after a flight from Lahore to Karachi crashed near the Jinnah International Airport, killing around 100 passengers. The ban on flights followed the then aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan’s statement on the floor of parliament terming pilots’ licences “dubious”.
The agency had lifted the ban after more than four years on Nov 28, 2024. In July 2025, the UK removed Pakistan from its Air Safety List, allowing Pakistani airlines to apply to operate flights in Britain.
In September, PIA received the go-ahead to resume direct flights to the UK after a gap of nearly five years. Sunsequently, the airlines had resumed flights to the UK, with flight operations to Manchester resuming in the first phase.
At the time, the airline had said it planned to extend them to Birmingham and London.
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