{"id":114331,"date":"2026-06-05T18:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=114331"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:12:52","slug":"pia-resumes-direct-flights-from-islamabad-to-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pia-resumes-direct-flights-from-islamabad-to-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"PIA resumes direct flights from Islamabad to Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan <\/span>International <\/span>Airlines <\/span>(PIA<\/a>) <\/span>has <\/span>announced <\/span>that <\/span>its <\/span>direct <\/span>Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad <\/span>flight <\/span>service <\/span>will <\/span>resume <\/span>starting <\/span>from <\/span>July <\/span>3, <\/span>2026.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>new <\/span>flights <\/span>will <\/span>open <\/span>up <\/span>a <\/span>much-needed <\/span>air <\/span>bridge <\/span>between <\/span>Pakistan <\/span>and <\/span>China, <\/span>offering <\/span>travelers <\/span>a <\/span>quicker <\/span>and <\/span>more <\/span>convenient <\/span>means <\/span>to <\/span>get <\/span>between <\/span>the <\/span>two <\/span>capitals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>new <\/span>direct <\/span>flights <\/span>come <\/span>as <\/span>there’s <\/span>a <\/span>rising <\/span>demand <\/span>for <\/span>easy <\/span>travel <\/span>opportunities <\/span>between <\/span>the <\/span>two <\/span>countries <\/span>among <\/span>students, <\/span>business <\/span>managers, <\/span>tourists, <\/span>academicians, <\/span>and <\/span>families <\/span>alike. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Travelers <\/span>will <\/span>now <\/span>be <\/span>able <\/span>to <\/span>drastically <\/span>cut <\/span>down <\/span>the <\/span>time <\/span>spent <\/span>traveling <\/span>compared <\/span>to <\/span>connecting <\/span>flights, <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>flight <\/span>between <\/span>Islamabad <\/span>and <\/span>Beijing <\/span>set <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>about <\/span>five <\/span>hours <\/span>and <\/span>35 <\/span>minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Direct <\/span>Travel <\/span>Returns <\/span>Between <\/span>Pakistan <\/span>and <\/span>China<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>launch <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Islamabad-Beijing <\/span>route <\/span>once <\/span>again <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>latest <\/span>effort <\/span>to <\/span>establish <\/span>air <\/span>links <\/span>between <\/span>Pakistan <\/span>and <\/span>China, <\/span>two <\/span>countries <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>profound <\/span>strategic <\/span>alliance <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>realms <\/span>of <\/span>economy, <\/span>politics, <\/span>and <\/span>education.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Flight <\/span>schedules <\/span>available <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>websites <\/span>show <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span>resumption <\/span>of <\/span>PIA’s <\/span>direct <\/span>Beijing <\/span>flight <\/span>is <\/span>scheduled <\/span>to <\/span>commence <\/span>from <\/span>July <\/span>3rd <\/span>and <\/span>will <\/span>add <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>existing <\/span>travel <\/span>options <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>route.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Travelers <\/span>can <\/span>now <\/span>enjoy <\/span>cheaper <\/span>fares, <\/span>heavier <\/span>baggage <\/span>allowance, <\/span>and <\/span>direct <\/span>connectivity <\/span>without the <\/span>lengthy <\/span>stopovers <\/span>often <\/span>observed <\/span>in <\/span>travel <\/span>plans <\/span>to <\/span>China.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>Huge <\/span>Relief <\/span>for <\/span>Students <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>launch <\/span>of <\/span>direct <\/span>flights <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>major <\/span>relief <\/span>for <\/span>both <\/span>Pakistani <\/span>students <\/span>in <\/span>China <\/span>and <\/span>their <\/span>Chinese <\/span>counterparts <\/span>in <\/span>Pakistan. <\/span><\/span>Students <\/span>and <\/span>academic <\/span>organizations <\/span>had <\/span>repeatedly <\/span>pressed <\/span>the <\/span>government <\/span>to <\/span>establish <\/span>more <\/span>direct <\/span>air <\/span>links, <\/span>as <\/span>cross-border <\/span>academic <\/span>activity, <\/span>in <\/span>particular, <\/span>had <\/span>proliferated. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With <\/span>new <\/span>university <\/span>sessions <\/span>soon <\/span>beginning, \u00a0<\/span>direct <\/span>travel <\/span>can <\/span>ease <\/span>the <\/span>mobility <\/span>of <\/span>students, <\/span>researchers, <\/span>teachers, <\/span>and <\/span>academicians.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boost <\/span>for <\/span>tourism, <\/span>business, <\/span>and CPEC-related<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>travels<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Industry <\/span>leaders <\/span>opine <\/span>that <\/span>this <\/span>route <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>only <\/span>going <\/span>to <\/span>boost <\/span>business <\/span>travels <\/span>related <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>billions <\/span>of <\/span>dollars China-Pakistan<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Economic <\/span>Corridor <\/span>but <\/span>also <\/span>help <\/span>facilitate <\/span>tourists <\/span>and <\/span>visitors. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Given that <\/span>China <\/span>is <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>Pakistan\u2019s <\/span>largest <\/span>economic <\/span>partners, <\/span>this <\/span>connectivity <\/span>can <\/span>facilitate <\/span>trade <\/span>discussions, <\/span>business <\/span>tours, <\/span>investments, <\/span>and <\/span>further <\/span>build people-to-people<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bonds <\/span>between <\/span>the <\/span>two <\/span>nations. <\/span><\/span>Such <\/span>accessibility <\/span>between <\/span>Islamabad <\/span>and <\/span>Beijing <\/span>can <\/span>also <\/span>potentially <\/span>increase <\/span>tourism <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>busy <\/span>summer <\/span>travel <\/span>period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced that its direct Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad flight service will resume starting from July 3, 2026. The new flights will open up a much-needed air bridge between Pakistan and China, offering travelers a quicker and more convenient means to get between the two capitals. The new direct flights come as there’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":31337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[42682],"class_list":["post-114331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","tag-direct-flights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114332,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114331\/revisions\/114332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}