The British Security Committee reportedly planned a meeting on March 12, 2025 to undergo the resumption of Pakistan International Airlines’ (Pia) direct aircraft to the UK.

During this meeting, the committee will assess the resumption of Pia’s flights. The British Civil Aviation Authority and the Department of Transport (DFT) will present the latest audit reports from Pia and Pakistan Civil Aviation, sources of Express News said.

If the British Security Committee approves, Pia will resume direct flights to the UK. The airline has been forbidden to drive flights to Britain since July 2020.

The Pia management is hopeful about restoration of flights to Britain after the successful resumption of operations in European countries, sources reveal.

Photo: UK FLIGHT SAFETY COMMITTEE

The airline’s management has already devised a plan to start flights to London, Manchester and Birmingham immediately after receiving approval.

A two-member Pia team recently returned to Pakistan after reviewing preparations for flight operations in the UK.

A month ago, Pia resumed his operations to Europe on Friday with a flight departing for Paris.

The first flight, PK-749, started from Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) Friday at. 12:10 using a Boeing 777 (AP-BGK) aircraft. The flight transported 330 passengers and 14 crew.

Meanwhile, a team from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is scheduled to visit Pakistan in March to assess the possibility of resuming direct flights between Pakistan and the United States.

In preparation for the visit, Islamabad has already paid the required fee of $ 75,000, sources have revealed.

Direct flights from Pakistan to the United States were suspended in 2017 and the efforts to recover them face setbacks due to Covid-19 Pandemic and 2020 PIA aircraft crashes in Karachi.

Following the European Union’s ban on the National Airline Company, Faa Pakistan’s aviation safety assessment from category CA1 to category CA2, which further delayed the resumption of flights.