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UK Clears Pakistani Airlines to Resume Flights After Five-Year Ban

An independent safety review cleared Pakistani carriers; each airline must still secure UK Civil Aviation Authority permits before resuming flights.

FILE -Ground staff work beside the state-run Pakistan International Airlines plane preparing to take-off for Paris after the airline resumes direct flights to Europe after EU lifted a four-year ban, at the Islamabad International Airport, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo), File)
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Overview

  • Britain’s Air Safety Committee removed Pakistan and its airlines from the UK Air Safety List following reforms in pilot licensing and regulatory oversight.
  • Individual carriers are required to apply for operating permits through the UK Civil Aviation Authority before reinstating routes.
  • Pakistan International Airlines is finalising plans to relaunch a three-times-weekly Islamabad–Manchester service “in the shortest possible time.”
  • The decision completes the lifting of international bans that began with the EU removing its restriction in November 2024 and direct PIA flights to Europe restarting in January.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other officials praised the move as a boost for diaspora travel and bilateral trade between Pakistan and the UK.