Virgin Atlantic has ended its operations in Pakistan with its final flight from Islamabad International Airport on Sunday, DAWN has reported.

The airline, which launches services in 2020, had announced earlier in the year that it is ending its three weekly flights to London Heathrow from Islamabad and Lahore.

After the final flight took off for London from the capital city at 8am on Sunday, airport manager Syed Aftab Gillani thanked the airline for providing world-class travel services and expressed hope that Virgin Atlantic will return to Pakistan in the future.

A spokesperson for the airline said, “It is with regret that we’ve taken the difficult decision to suspend our services between London Heathrow and Pakistan.”

The airline thanked their Pakistani customers, staff, authorities and partners.