Pakistan International Airlines says the UK regulator has granted it third‑country operator approval, clearing a regulatory hurdle to restart services to Britain. The national carrier — barred from direct UK flights since mid‑2020 over a pilot‑licence scandal — plans to resume operations around October pending final authorisations.
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This enables restoration of direct UK–Pakistan connectivity after a five‑year suspension, reversing a restriction grounded in regulatory safety concerns and reopening an important long‑haul market: https://hype.aero/?story=bef996ca-9302-47d3-8904-8fd72f39f60e
The move follows recent fleet and network adjustments as PIA reallocated aircraft and suspended Lahore–Paris to prepare UK services, indicating immediate capacity and scheduling impacts: https://hype.aero/?story=7c1eb9ff-e3d9-48dd-9b36-bf2ed44e421d
It arrives amid a broader corporate and regulatory reset — including a planned privatisation and external oversight reviews — that will influence how quickly PIA can scale and sustain resumed long‑haul operations: https://hype.aero/?story=49b3f499-f992-4e27-a617-095b51780e56
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