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It should be a cargo flight because until further notice passengers not allowed to enter srilankan only allowed to transfer via cmbOriginally posted by Aaqib View PostComment
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FlyMe already started flights to CMB. I remember seeing photos of it officially launching the CMB-MLE route.Originally posted by Niyaz-A333 View PostComment
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Singapore Airlines A350 and Hifly A330neo at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport
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Guys, any idea who is the first A330neo operator to Colombo airport?Originally posted by umedhah View Post
Here you go. Source : Dileepa
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PIA flight PK 9872 departures from Islamabad International Airport (ISB) to Colombo Airport. The flight arrives from Islamabad today at 22:50 in Colombo. 03 Nov 2020.
Any idea which aircraft going to operate this flight?
Hi Abbas Ali, Any idea about reason for the flight? Any update on PIA resuming direct flights to Colombo?
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They use to in the past... KHI-CMB with A310.. and also in the 1980s.. flew KHI-CMB-SIN
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Amazing news!PIA has been on my bucket list for many yearsI guess they would utilize their A320 on this sector...and I hope this would lead to scheduled operations going forward Pakistan would be a great transit option for onward connections to the Middle East etcOriginally posted by banuthev View PostComment
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PIA Pakistan Airlines is operating special flight to Colombo Airport
A special flight of the PIA Pakistan Airlines (PK) operating to Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport on the 03 November 2020, Tuesday to bring back 44 Pakistan prisoners to Pakistan, ARY News reported.
The special flight is operating with Flight Number PK-9872 departed from Islamabad International Airport at 18:00 on the 03 November 2020 and the flight arriving at 22:33 at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport on the same day. The return flight is operating with Flight Number PK9873 departing from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport at 00:20 on the 04 November 2020. The flight is operating onboard Airbus A320-214 registered under AP-BLU.
According to anynews, the flight bringing back Pakistani prisoners from Colombo would also include six women inmates while 24 officials from NADRA and Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) would also be onboard the flight. All the prisoners will be shifted to quarantine facilities after screening for the novel coronavirus at the airport.
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According to sources this is a repatriation flights for 44 prisoners as per the bilateral transfer agreement signed b the two countries in 2004 - so seems this is just going to be a one off flightOriginally posted by banuthev View PostPIA Pakistan Airlines is operating special flight to Colombo Airport
A special flight of the PIA Pakistan Airlines (PK) operating to Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport on the 03 November 2020, Tuesday to bring back 44 Pakistan prisoners to Pakistan, ARY News reported.
The special flight is operating with Flight Number PK-9872 departed from Islamabad International Airport at 18:00 on the 03 November 2020 and the flight arriving at 22:33 at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport on the same day. The return flight is operating with Flight Number PK9873 departing from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport at 00:20 on the 04 November 2020. The flight is operating onboard Airbus A320-214 registered under AP-BLU.
According to anynews, the flight bringing back Pakistani prisoners from Colombo would also include six women inmates while 24 officials from NADRA and Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) would also be onboard the flight. All the prisoners will be shifted to quarantine facilities after screening for the novel coronavirus at the airport.
https://www.airsrilanka.org/news-00002Comment
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