Sialkot: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has officially begun direct international passenger flight operations from the Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) to London, a news source reported. The aviators and ground staff presented a water cannon salute to the PIA aircraft that landed in SIAL from London on Thursday.
PIA and SIAL held a joint launching ceremony that was attended by the Special Assistant to Prime Minister (PM) on Youth Affairs Usman Dar, and several others officials concerned.
Earlier this year, PIA had launched international passenger flight operations between Barcelona and Sialkot, and Paris and Sialkot, both from SIAL.
Senior PIA officials revealed that initially, PIA will only operate the London-Sialkot flights once a week. Later, the national airline would increase flights to other European countries.
Addressing the ceremony, Dar lauded the Sialkot exporters for developing SIAL and launching their own private airlines AirSial on a self-help basis. He added that the government was making sincere efforts for providing international-standard and advanced aviation facilities to passengers in all the airports across the country.
