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Leeds Bradford Launches Direct Flights To Islamabad
31 January 2008
Pakistan Airline, Shaheen Air International and Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) officially launched the first direct service to Islamabad, Pakistan during a special evening reception at the world famous Mumtaz Restaurant in Bradford recently.
The event was attended by local community leaders, travel agents, dignitaries and representatives from Shaheen Air and LBIA.
The twice-weekly direct service commences on Thursday 07 February and has already proved extremely popular with the local community. As Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan, located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country, it is an ideal and historic gateway for passengers from the Yorkshire region to reach the Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province areas of the country.
Sally Ramsey, Marketing & Business Development Manager at LBIA commented, “We have recognised the demand from our multi cultural region for easier links to the Indian Subcontinent and welcome Shaheen Air International as a new business partner serving the people of Yorkshire.”
To check availability and fares please visit www.ababeel.co.uk, telephone 0845 500 7575 or contact your local booking agent.
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Notes:
The services will be operated twice a week on Thursdays & Sundays from Thursday 07 February 2008.
The service will be operated by a wide-bodied A310 aircraft with 191 economy and 19 business class seats.
Seats are now on sale at fares from £460 return including all taxes. 
Photo shows from left to right: Arshad Jalil, Vice Chairman Shaheen Air, Tariq Amin, Deputy Managing Director Shaheen Air, Mir Akbar, General Manager Services Shaheen Air, John Parkin, Chief Executive LBIA & Zia ul Haq Akhtar, Senior Marketing Manager Shaheen Air
For press or media enquiries only please contact:
Sam Wynzar - Communications Officer
Leeds Bradford International Airport
Tel: (0113) 391 3333
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