British Airways resumes flights to Pakistan after 11 years
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pakistani state-run media says British Airways has resumed flights to the South Asian country, over a decade after they were suspending in the wake of a truck bombing of a hotel in the capital, which killed dozens.
Flights three times a week between London and Islamabad began Monday, just ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
State-run Pakistan Television says Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar and other officials greeted passengers on their arrival at the airport. Thomas Drew, Britain's top diplomat in Pakistan, was also present.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}British Airways suspended its operations shortly after the Sept. 20, 2008, bombing devastated the Marriott in Islamabad, killing at least 54 people and wounding 270.