AirBlue

AirBlue: Flights Between Pakistan and the UK

Private Pakistani airline AirBlue is runs flights between Pakistan and the UK.

The flights are between Islamabad to Manchester.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the airline's chairman and chief executive, as well as a number of officials from the travel industry in Pakistan have made this possible.

Abbasi pointed out that there are now strong links between Islamabad and Manchester, making the new route hugely important to communities in both regions.

Founded in 2004, AirBlue serves a number of destinations within Pakistan including Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Gawadar.

The airline also operates international routes from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar to Dubai.