Pakistan, June 19 -- The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed on Wednesday direct flights from Lahore to Paris after a gap of five years.

The airline had announced resumption of of Lahore-Paris flights last month.

The first weekly flight from Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport to Paris departed at 12 noon.

A total of 276 passengers boarded the flight PK-733.

The PIA is already operating two weekly flights from Islamabad to Paris.

For this flight, a Boeing 777 aircraft was operated, which had recently undergone an interior refurbishment to enhance passenger comfort, according to the PIA.

To mark the resumption of PIA's Paris-bound flights, a ceremony was held at Allama Iqbal International Airport, during which a cake ...