The Ambassador of Pakistan spoke about the work on launching direct flights

Pakistan is discussing with local and Russian companies the resumption of direct flights, the Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, told Izvestia.

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"We are negotiating. We had contacts. We listened to their position and conveyed to Pakistan the information that there are opportunities. Because there used to be a flight between Moscow and Karachi. So they would be happy if these flights could resume. <...> A lot of work remains to be done, and we hope to move forward in this direction. But for this, we need a relaxed visa regime, as well as direct flights so that more people can come. So we will work on that, too," the ambassador said.

Jamali has allowed several routes in the future: not only Moscow — Karachi.

"It all depends on profitability, for example, if there are more passengers from a certain city. After all, commercial airlines are working to make a profit," the diplomat stressed.

The Russian Embassy confirmed that the parties discussed the resumption of flights, including during recent official contacts.

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

Let's go to Karachi: Russia and Pakistan discuss launching direct flights