Virgin Atlantic suspends operations in Pakistan. Virgin Atlantic, a British airline, has announced the suspension of its services between the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
The closure was attributed to a few alterations made to ‘poor yield operations’ by the British airline. The announcement comes only two years after the airline began flights between Heathrow and Islamabad and Lahore.
When Covid limitations delayed the usual operation of airlines in conventional markets in the United States and other countries due to social distancing protocols, Virgin Atlantic began operations.
Virgin Atlantic suspends operations in Pakistan. A spokesperson of Virgin Atlantic announced the airline’s decision ‘with regret’ to shut the Pakistan-UK operations.
“This is not a decision we have taken lightly, and we’d like to apologize for any inconvenience caused,” Virgin Atlantic said in a statement, as it thanked Pakistani customers, teams, partners, and the authorities for their support over the past two years.”
The spokesman elaborated that suspending services to South Asian countries will ensure its resources are ‘utilized in the most optimal way to achieve operational resilience’.
Virgin Atlantic’s final flight would take off on July 9th as per the schedule announced by the company.
The closure of operations comes amid a ban on Pakistan International Airlines regarding operating flights to the United Kingdom and Europe in wake of the fake degrees scandal.
