The International Airlines Group (IAG) Cargo will introduce a new directservice from the United Kingdom to Lahore, starting from October 2020. Thecargo service will operate four times a week from London Heathrow.
IAG has been operating daily flights between Islamabad and London since2019. The Lahore route will strengthen its presence in the country. It willuse British Airways B787-8 wide-body aircraft will operate on the new route.——————————
The new services will help Pakistani exporters to transport essential itemsfrom the region, such as textiles, leather, and surgical goods, access tokey markets in Europe, the United States, Europe, Canada, and elsewhere.
IAG’s Area Commercial Manager for the Middle East, Pakistan & Bangladesh,Shameer Nasarulla, was pleased with the addition of this new route.
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Lahore is home to many manufacturers of imported goods and is an importantmarket for computer equipment, electrical machinery, and auto spares partsfrom Europe and the US. IAG Cargo will now also be able to play a biggerpart in the Mango harvesting season – an important moment in the year forPakistani exporters.
