Virgin Atlantic to start UK-Pakistan flights

Virgin Atlantic will start services between Britain and Pakistan in December, according to a report.

“We’re thrilled to announce that from December, we’ll be flying direct to Pakistan,” said a tweet from Virgin.

“We’ll have flights from Heathrow to both Lahore and Islamabad, plus direct service from Manchester to Islamabad,” the tweet said.

On Tuesday, Virgin’s trade creditors voted in favor of a £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) rescue plan.

Virgin, 51% owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and 49% by US airline Delta, said its flights will go on sale next month, becoming the second western carrier after British Airways to serve destinations in the country.