The Bombing and international unrest resulted adjourning of flights

In 2008, British Airways had suspended all its flights to Pakistan because of security uncertainties after the Islamabad blast. At that time British Airways said that this adjourning is the result of the growing international unrest and failure of the security system in Pakistan.

Now, it is the time of collaboration between the two countries because of the developed peace, the British Airways resumed flights to Pakistan, which not only enhances the facility of sending cargo from UK to Pakistan but also make the country stable economically.

The First Airline to restart flights to the South Asian Nation

After a long time period of 10 years, now British Airways has decided to resume flights to Pakistan next year. This big gap was followed by a major hotel bombing. The British Airways Halted flights because of one of the most high-profile assaults in Pakistan’s history, the 2008 Marriott Hotel bombing in the capital, Islamabad, which took place during a period of overwhelming Islamist militant violence that swept the country.

This incident resulted in framing a dark image of Pakistan around the globe. Not only Britain but also whole Europe found it better to cut off from the terrorist country. But now security has much improved, with militant attacks sharply down in the chiefly Muslim country of 208 million people. In Islamabad, a web of road checkpoints dotted across the city for more than a decade has mostly been rip to shreds.

The terrorist activity has almost been crushed and an atmosphere of peace and calmness has been developed. The Prime Minister Imran Khan is trying to develop friendly relations with almost all countries of the world and no doubt, it is his efforts that bear fruit for Pakistan by developing a better relationship, British Airways can be taken as an instance of his devotion towards the nation.

An Improvement in the Security Environment of Pakistan

The Deputy British High Commissioner, Richard Crowder told the reporters that the British Airways return was in large part due to an improved security environment of Pakistan.

Pakistani Officials in return welcomed this initiative of the British Airways saying that it will offer confidence to other foreign investors to visit Pakistan and not only this will help them but also make Pakistan an economically stable country. In addition, Pakistani Officials pointed out that it will make the country less isolated and more connected to the world.

Continuation of British Flight will pay off a pleasant business platform

The Commerce Minister Abdul Razak Dawood said that as soon as this news spreads around the globe that British Airways has put its stamp of approval on Pakistan, it will provide a business platform in between the two.

At this time, only loss-making national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flies right from Pakistan to Britain, but its aging fleet of planes is a regular source of complaints by travellers. The Middle Eastern carriers Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, and Emirates have a strong existence in Pakistan and have been eating into PIA’s fading market share. Turkish Airlines also sets on a regular Air cargo service to Pakistan.

The partnership of Pakistan with a country like Great Britain is big progress toward the economic progress of the country. It will assist cargo services, make people stay connected and visit the two nations without any trouble. British Airways, which is retained by Spanish-registered IAG, is sure to begin the London Heathrow-Islamabad service on June 2, with three weekly flights by the airline’s latest long-haul aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

After the division of subcontinent during the British rule in India in 1947, more than a million people of Pakistani origin live in Britain. In the last decade, it was quite difficult for them to move around. This initiative will aid to cover the bridge formed between the two countries.

Robert Williams, Head of Sales for the Asia Pacific and the Middle East for British Airways, said that the carrier relies on the route will be particularly popular with the British Pakistani community who want to visit or be visited by, their families.

Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, a special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, said that the British Airways coming back after a decade is the demonstration of where we were and how far we have come. Pakistan is becoming less isolated and more linked to the world, and that’s the Pakistan we want to see.