ISLAMABAD: Officials and staff of Virgin Atlantic pictured after the airline’s first flight from Manchester landed at the Islamabad International Airport on Friday. The official Twitter handle of the airline said they were thrilled for the maiden flight to Pakistan.
RAWALPINDI: A year after British Airways’ resumption of operations in Pakistan, another British airline, Virgin Atlantic, has launched its flights for Pakistan amid the coronavirus pandemic that has badly hit the aviation industry across the world, with Islamabad International Airport becoming its first destination of the new route on Friday.
From Manchester, Virgin Atlantic’s first flight (VS-362) arrived at 1.45am at Islamabad airport where an opening ceremony was held, according to airport sources. British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, who attended the ceremony, received the passengers at the arrival lounge.