New Pakistan flights from Manchester
Shaheen Air will launch a service between Manchester Airport and Islamabad in Pakistan next month.
The Pakistani airline will offer three services a week to Benazir Bhutto International Airport from March 15 with A330-200 aircraft.
The Airbus A330 services will operate inbound on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, with departing flights on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from Manchester Terminal Two at 22:00 and arriving at 18:30.
The aircraft will have 326 seats with return fares starting from £540.
Currently Shaheen Air serves 13 international and 7 domestic destinations, and has plans to operate flights to Copenhagen, Oslo, Milan, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in the near future.
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