Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted permission to UK-based Norse Atlantic Airways to operate flights to Pakistan.
In the first phase, the airline is expected to operate flights from London to Islamabad, which will be followed by planned direct services from Manchester and Birmingham.
Pakistan has approved the designation of British airline Norse Atlantic. The airline will operate direct flights from London, Manchester and Birmingham to the capital Islamabad.
Increased international airline operations to Pakistan will promote competitiveness…– Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) January 1, 2026
Asif said the airline’s entry will “promote a competitive environment leading to world-class service and fare balance.”
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British Airways already operates flights to Pakistan, making Norse Atlantic the second UK airline to offer direct services. CAA officials said the new operations are expected to expand competition in the aviation sector.
Separately, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on December 30 that it will resume direct flights to London after a gap of six years, operating four weekly services from Islamabad from March 29.
PIA already operates three weekly flights to Manchester, a route which resumed on October 25 after a five-year suspension. The service was initially relaunched with two weekly flights before increasing to three.
