PESHAWAR: Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) has said that domestic route network of Bacha Khan airport Peshawar has increased, ARY News reported.
According to the PAA, a private airline launched its direct service connecting Peshawar to Lahore on Monday.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi attended the inauguration ceremony.
The airline’s inaugural flight departed from Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar and successfully landed at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore.
Earlier, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Faisal Karim Kundi had announced the launch of direct flights between Peshawar and Lahore on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the national poet, Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, on November 9.
The Governor stated that direct flight service between Peshawar and Lahore will commence on Iqbal Day.
Faisal Karim Kundi added that air connectivity between Peshawar and Lahore has been restored in collaboration with South Airways.
He noted that travel time between Peshawar and Lahore will be between 50 minutes and one hour.
He further informed that initially, four flights per week will operate on the Peshawar–Lahore route.
He also mentioned that work is underway to explore the possibility of initiating air services for D.I. Khan, Dir, Chitral, and Parachinar.
