Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has made all arrangements to start direct weekly passenger flights between Islamabad and Chengdu from July 6.

 

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has accorded a formal approval to PIA to operate its weekly flights on Islamabad-Chengdu route.

 

 

Chengdu is the third destination other than Beijing for the national flag carrier. In March, PIA was allowed to operate flights for Chinese cities of Xi'an and Guangzhou from Pakistan. 

 

According to the schedule, PK-870, the first flight for the new destination, will take off from Islamabad International Airport at 8 am on July 6, which will touch down at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 4 pm local time after a flight duration of approximately 4 hours and 40 minutes.

 

The same day, PK-871 will depart from Chengdu at 6 pm local time and will reach Islamabad at 8:20 pm local time after a flight of 5 hours and 20 minutes.

 

The new direct flights are expected to enhance trade and education cooperation between Sichuan and Pakistan, which already have multiple linkages.

 

Pakistani business community and students studying in China have also expressed  pleasure over the launch of flights on Islamabad-Chengdu route.

 

Source: Pakistan Today

Edited by Huang Xiaomei