104,845 passengers fly Manchester-Pakistan route in 12 months
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 07:02 · Archive
Pakistan International Airlines has carried over 104,000 passengers on direct flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad and Lahore in its first year.
Pakistan International Airlines has carried 104,845 passengers on direct flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad and Lahore since launching the Islamabad route a year ago. The Lahore service began in July. The Islamabad route started with two weekly flights and has since doubled to four per week due to demand, departing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Lahore service operates every Wednesday.
The north of England is home to more than 300,000 British Pakistanis, according to 2021 data, with Manchester and Bradford among the areas with the highest concentrations. Chris Woodroofe, managing director at Manchester Airport, said the routes connect diaspora communities with friends and loved ones and drive economic development in the region.
The flights have transported a total of 1,541 tonnes of cargo. Of this, 1,412 tonnes were imported from Pakistan, including fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts, pharmaceutical products, clothing and fabrics, while 129 tonnes were exported. Woodroofe said Manchester Airport's new Terminal 2 facilities, the result of a decade-long £1.5bn investment, position the airport to continue developing connections to Pakistan and other parts of the world.
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- 104,845 passengers fly between Manchester and Pakistan in just 12 monthsMore than 100,000 passengers have flown between Manchester and Pakistan in just 12 months.NW Evening Mail · 27 Oct, 06:00
- 104,845 passengers fly between Manchester and Pakistan in just 12 monthsMore than 100,000 passengers have flown between Manchester and Pakistan in just 12 months.Westmorland Gazette · 27 Oct, 06:00
In this story: Pakistan International Airlines · Manchester Airport · Islamabad · Lahore · Manchester · Bradford
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