Glasgow Airport – Pakistan link to continue
07.01.10
A threat to axe a direct air link between Glasgow Airport and Lahore in Pakistan has been lifted, the BBC reports. It comes after senior officials at Pakistan International Airlines held talks with Glasgow Airport's managers twice yesterday. City council officials and Pakistan's consul-general in Scotland were also involved in the talks.
At the talks it was agreed there would be improved efforts to market the twice-weekly flights to give the airline a higher profile in Scotland. The new marketing drive will focus efforts by leaders of the Pakistani community in Scotland to increase use of the route, or face a renewed threat of its loss.
It is reported that planes on the route have been operating at 64% of their capacity, whereas the airline needs to fill about 74% of seats if they are to break-even. State-owned PIA also faces competition for Pakistani-Scots flying to visit family in the sub-continent. Emirates airline flies more frequently between Glasgow and Dubai.
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