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The Pakistan aviation industry was started up when Orient Airways merged with Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) to become the national flag carrier of Pakistan called Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). PIA remained the only operator for many years after its creation, but soon private airlines arrived at the scene to compete with the national flag carrier as conditions of the country established.

It was not until the early nineties there was a major growth in the Pakistani aviation market with four new private airlines launching operations. The airline did very well to compete with the well established flag carrier, PIA which was controlled by the government. However, this was not to last as the UN placed economic sanctions on Pakistan and its neighbour, India that caused the airline market to suffer. It caused two airlines of the airlines to file for bankruptcy and liquidate its assets. The airline industry remained quite stable with PIA developing a strong hold on the international and domestic market for many years. It was not until the early 21st century that the industry started to pick up again that allowed the entry of a new carrier in the market, Airblue which launched operations with new state of the art aircraft. As of August 2007, the aviation market is developing and allowing more services and facilities to be inaugurated as well the development of a brand new airport to be built for the capital at Fateh Jang.


Current Airlines


Aero Asia International

Aero Asia International was a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operated domestic and international services. Its main base was Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. However, since May 2007 the airline was suspended from flying for failing to meet safety standards.


Destinations

Aero Asia International provides the following services:

Pakistan

  • Faislabad - Faisalabad International Airport
  • Islamabad - Islamabad International Airport
  • Karachi - Jinnah International Airport
  • Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport
  • Multan - Multan International Airport
  • Peshawar - Peshawar International Airport
  • Sukkur - Sukkur Airport

Middle East

  • Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi International Airport
  • Al Ain - Al Ain International Airport
  • Doha - Doha International Airport
  • Dubai - Dubai International Airport
  • Muscat - Seeb International Airport

Former

Aero Asia operated to Bishkek and Sharjah in the past, as well as to domestic cities Gwadar, Pasni and Quetta.

Airblue

Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a scheduled domestic and international airline operating 30 daily services linking seven domestic destinations and international services to Dubai and Manchester. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.

Destinations

Air Blue serves the following cities:

Pakistan

  • Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)
  • Lahore (Allama Iqbal International Airport)
  • Islamabad (Islamabad International Airport)
  • Peshawar (Peshawar International Airport)
  • Quetta (Quetta International Airport)
  • Faisalabad (Faisalabad International Airport)
  • Gwadar (Gwadar International Airport)

Middle East

  • Amman (Queen Alia International Airport) [starts December 2007/January 2008]
  • Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
  • Muscat (seeb International Airport) [starts December 2007/January 2008]
  • Trabzon (Trabzon Airport) refuel stop only

Europe

  • Manchester (Manchester International Airport)

Former

Air Blue used to serve Nawabshah this may be resumed in the future through a joint service operated by JS Air.

Planned

Air Blue plan to launch Colombo, Dhaka, Delhi, Istanbul and Mumbai in the future. Oslo is rumored to be on the cards as well but Air Blue have not reported this.

Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA, is the national flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. It operates scheduled services to 46 destinations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, as well as an extensive domestic network linking 24 destinations. It is the only state-owned airline in the country since independence. Its main bases are Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and the Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad/Rawalpindi. The airline also has secondary bases, including Peshawar International Airport, Faisalabad International Airport, Quetta International Airport and Multan International Airport, from which it connects the metropolitan cities with the main bases, Middle East and Far East. The airline has also been chosen as the official airline for the "Destination Pakistan 2007" celebrations. The airline is owned by the Government of Pakistan (87%) and other shareholders (13%). It has 19,263 employees (at March 2007).


Destinations

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) currently serves the following destinations.

Asia

East

     * China, People's Republic of
          o Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
          o Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
    * Japan
          o Tokyo (Narita International Airport)


South


    * Bangladesh
          o Dhaka (Zia International Airport)
    * India
          o Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
          o Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
    * Nepal
          o Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport)
    * Pakistan
          o Balochistan
                + Dalbandin (Dalbandin Airport)
                + Gwadar (Gwadar International Airport)
                + Panjgur (Panjgur Airport)
                + Pasni (Pasni Airport)
                + Quetta (Quetta International Airport)
                + Turbat (Turbat Airport)
                + Zhob (Zhob Airport (resuming)
          o Islamabad Capital Territory
                + Islamabad/Rawalpindi (Islamabad International Airport) Hub
          o Northern Areas
                + Gilgit (Gilgit Airport)
                + Skardu (Skardu Airport)
          o North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
                + Chitral (Chitral Airport)
                + Peshawar (Peshawar International Airport) Focus City
                + Swat (Saidu Sharif Airport)
          o Punjab
                + Bahawalpur (Bahawalpur Airport)
                + Dera Ghazi Khan (Dera Ghazi Khan Airport)
                + Faisalabad (Faisalabad International Airport)
                + Lahore (Allama Iqbal International Airport) Hub
                + Multan (Multan International Airport)
                + Rahim Yar Khan (Shaikh Zayed International Airport)
          o Sindh
                + Jacobabad (Jacobabad Airbase)
                + Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) Hub
                + Moenjodaro (Moenjodaro Airport)
                + Sukkur (Sukkur Airport)

Southeast


    * Malaysia
          o Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
    * Thailand
          o Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi International Airport)


Southwest


    * Afghanistan
          o Kabul (Kabul International Airport)
    * Bahrain
          o Manama (Bahrain International Airport)
    * Kuwait
          o Kuwait City (Kuwait International Airport)
    * Oman
          o Muscat (Seeb International Airport)
    * Qatar
          o Doha (Doha International Airport)
    * Saudi Arabia
          o Dammam (King Fahd International Airport)
          o Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport)
          o Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport)
    * United Arab Emirates
          o Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)
          o Al Ain (Al Ain International Airport)
          o Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
          o Sharjah (Sharjah International Airport)

Europe


    * Denmark
          o Copenhagen (Copenhagen Airport)
    * France
          o Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
    * Germany
          o Cologne (Cologne-Bonn Airport) (Cargo)
    * Italy
          o Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
          o Rome (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport)
    * Norway
          o Oslo (Gardermoen Airport)
    * Turkey
          o Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
    * United Kingdom
          o Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
          o Glasgow (Glasgow International Airport) [resumes 1 October 2007]
          o London
                + (London Heathrow Airport)
                + (London Luton Airport) (Cargo)
          o Manchester (Manchester Airport) Focus City

North America


    * Canada
          o Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport)
    * United States
          o Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) [ends September 11, 2007]
          o New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

Former Destinations

  • Africa: Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Kano, Kilimanjaro, Nairobi, Tripoli.
  • Asia/Caucasus & Central: Almaty, Ashkabad, Baku, Tashkent.
  • Asia/East & Southeast: Guangzhou, Jakarta, Manila, Shanghai, Singapore, Urumqi, Yangon.
  • Asia/South: Colombo, Male.
  • Asia/Southwest: Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Dhahran, Fujairah, Kandahar, Mashhad, Ras al Khaimah, Sanaa, Tehran, Zahedan.
  • Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Frankfurt, Geneva, London Stansted Airport, Moscow, Paris Orly Airport, Shannon, Tirana, Vienna, Zurich.
  • North America: Chicago (from September 11, 2007), Houston, Washington, D.C.
  • Pakistan: Bannu, Dadu, Dera Ismail Khan, Hyderabad, Jiwani, Khuzdar, Mianwali, Mirpur Khas, Muzaffarabad, Nawabshah, Ormara, Parachinar, Rawlakot, Sehwan, Sui, Zhob(to resume).


Shaheen Air International

Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi. It mainly operates scheduled services in the main cities of Pakistan and to the Gulf. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with a hub at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), Islamabad.


Destinations

Shaheen Air International operates the following services (at February 2007):

Pakistan

  • Islamabad (Islamabad International Airport)
  • Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)
  • Lahore (Allama Iqbal International Airport)
  • Multan (Multan International Airport)
  • Peshawar (Peshawar International Airport)
  • Quetta (Quetta International Airport)


Middle East

  • Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)
  • Al Ain (Al Ain International Airport)
  • Doha (Doha International Airport)
  • Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
  • Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport)
  • Muscat (Seeb International Airport)

Former

  • Shaheen used to serve Faisalabad.

Planned

  • Shaheen Air has been allowed to fly UK and USA.

Cargo Airlines

  • DHL Cargo Pakistan
  • Pakistan International Cargo
  • Royal Airlines Cargo
  • Star Air
  • TCS Couriers

Charter Airlines

  • Askari Aviation
  • AST Pakistan Airways
  • Jahangir Siddiqui Charter
  • JS Air (Private) Limited
  • Lynx Aviation
  • Pakistan Aviators & Aviation
  • Royal Airlines
  • Schon Air
  • Princely Jets


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England                            Birmingham                  0121-643-7850/7032/5210
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