PK to return to GLA?

[Darren10]

Bit of a basket case airline if I remember correctly. I'm pretty sure their on time performance was pretty appalling too. I'll expect an air Koryo connection direct to Pyongyang next !

[egpffqtv]

Bit of a basket case airline if I remember correctly. I'm pretty sure their on time performance was pretty appalling too. I'll expect an air Koryo connection direct to Pyongyang next !

Codeshared with Loganair

[Iain]

Bit of a basket case airline if I remember correctly. I'm pretty sure their on time performance was pretty appalling too. I'll expect an air Koryo connection direct to Pyongyang next !

As I mentioned easier, MAN, BHX and Lhr clearly see PK as legitimate and desirable business, so why shouldn't GLA?

Moreover there has been repeated demands in the Pakistani community in Scotland for direct flight.

If PK can't provide a useful service then pax at all those airports can vote with their feet and move to different carriers, but that's not the airports problem imo.

[Clive]

Iain, PK thinking of serving its home market has nothing to do with other lower hanging fruit that GLA bosses could or should be chasing. I’d have thought you’d see that.

I meant that if they think they can successfully attract PK to restart service, despite its questionable potential, then it's surprising they've had little success with other routes and airlines that might appear to have a better business case.

Except in this case it seems to be that country’s airline trying to relaunch international services and serve the markets it thinks are viable. There can’t be any sleight aimed at GLA bosses from PK executives thinking of serving the Pakistani community in Scotland.

[pushingtinonceagain]

Ban recently lifted by EASA but not yet by the CAA, hence the interest.

Hundreds of pilots flying for them without licences, or the correct licences (which lead to the ban), historically terrible safety record, horrible airmanship from my first hand experience in the Middle East… I’d much prefer TK. But hey, if it appears on my radar then so be it. There’s just so many more important or desirable operators out there.

[Ekally1]

Issue why I am negative is PK are bambots , start and stop routes . It never worked last time and discontinued flights are always looked at by other carriers and looks negatively as a result , which we don't want.

[FlyGLA]

Issue why I am negative is PK are bambots , start and stop routes . It never worked last time and discontinued flights are always looked at by other carriers and looks negatively as a result , which we don't want.

Tbf, this is an accurate description for easyJet at GLA.

[Iain]

Issue why I am negative is PK are bambots , start and stop routes . It never worked last time and discontinued flights are always looked at by other carriers and looks negatively as a result , which we don't want.

Unless it's at EDI, in which case EDI magement easily persuade an airline to reinstate the dropped route a year later at higher frequency/capacity!

To come back to PK, there aren't any other airlines that would realistically consider serving Pakistan from GLA, so I'm not sure there's anyone who would be put off even if that scenario played out.

[Clive]

Issue why I am negative is PK are bambots , start and stop routes . It never worked last time and discontinued flights are always looked at by other carriers and looks negatively as a result , which we don't want.

Unless it's at EDI, in which case EDI magement easily persuade an airline to reinstate the dropped route a year later at higher frequency/capacity!

To come back to PK, there aren't any other airlines that would realistically consider serving Pakistan from GLA, so I'm not sure there's anyone who would be put off even if that scenario played out.

No, it’s almost 100% a niche market for the Scottish/Pakistani VFR peeps and in this particular demographic it’s even more niche to a certain part of that huge country. That’s why we had Faisalabad before but it’ll probably not use that airport again. I’d expect Islamabad which is near enough to their Scottish epicentre.

Basically this whole thing is nothing to do with anyone other than the airline who are aiming to serve their home market which is the people I’ve just described.

[Iain]

That’s why we had Faisalabad before but it’ll probably not use that airport again. I’d expect Islamabad which is near enough to their Scottish epicentre.

I have a vague memory of reading that LYP had had a runway extension. I think runway length might have been a limiting factor before, so it might now be a better option.

Failing that, I think LHE is the closest major airport.