The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday unveiled its schedule for conducting flights to Britain.

According to the schedule, the Airlines will carry out flights to the British cities of London, Manchester and Birmingham.

The PIA will operate a total of eight flights to the British cities from April 3 (today) to April 5. As per the plan, some of the flights will return empty from Britain.

The flights to Britain came days after the federal government announced the gradual restoration of the country’s international flights operation.

The PIA on Thursday operated two special flights to Canada taking 600 Canadian nationals to Toronto from Karachi and Lahore. The two special flights were granted permission on the request of the Canadian government.

On the other hand, United Kingdom High Commissioner Christian Turner on Saturday last said the latest update on flights will cause further concerns for the British citizens anxious to get home.

In a tweet, Turner said they were in talks with Pakistan about what could be done and working hard to assist the vulnerable.

In this connection, the UK High Commission on Tuesday said that ensuring the return of Brits to the country was their top priority.

Earlier on Tuesday, a special flight carrying 262 German citizens and some diplomats left Islamabad for Frankfurt via Doha. The empty flight of Qatar Airways QR-7482 had arrived in the federal capital from Doha.

 On Monday, a special cargo plane of the US Air Force transported some vehicles and other items of the American embassy and its staff members from Pakistan.

 Last week, as many as 69 American diplomatic officials left for Afghanistan in the wake of ever-spreading coronavirus cases. Their departure from the country came a few days after a batch of 75 US diplomats left for Georgia through a chartered flight.