Fly Jinnah
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Founded | 3 September 2021 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 31 October 2022 | ||||||
Operating bases | Jinnah International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | AirRewards | ||||||
Fleet size | 5+15 | ||||||
Destinations | 10[1] | ||||||
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Headquarters | Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan | ||||||
Key people | Iqbal Ali Lakhani (Chairman) | ||||||
Website | www |
Fly JinnahorFJis a firstlow-cost carrier(LCC) owned and operated jointly byLakson GroupofPakistanandAir ArabiaGroup of theUnited Arab Emirates.[2]Thejoint venturewas announced on 3 September 2021.[3]The airline is based inKarachiand currently serves five domestic destinations.[4]Iqbal Ali Lakhani is the airline's current chairman.[5]
The airline started domestic flight operations on 31 October 2022, when its first flight took off fromJinnah International Airportin Karachi and landed atIslamabad International AirportinIslamabad.[6]
In 2024, Fly Jinnah along withAirbluewas one of the contenders interested in acquiring Pakistan'snational flag carrier,Pakistan International Airlines.[7]
International operations
[edit]After completing one year of satisfactory domestic flights in October 2023, Fly Jinnah has been given permission by thePakistani governmentto operate on international routes. This decision was taken by the Federal Cabinet on the recommendation of theMinistry of Aviation.Fly Jinnah will now be able to operate flights to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.[8][9]
Destinations
[edit]Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Bahrain | Manama | Bahrain International Airport | two weekly flights from Islamabad | |
Oman | Muscat | Muscat International Airport | Two weekly flights from islamabad | |
Pakistan | Islamabad | Islamabad International Airport | 3x daily flights from Karachi and 1x from Quetta | |
Karachi | Jinnah International Airport | Base | ||
Lahore | Allama Iqbal International Airport | 3x daily flights from Karachi | ||
Peshawar | Bacha Khan International Airport | 1x daily flight from Karachi | ||
Quetta | Quetta International Airport | 1x daily flight from Islamabad and Karachi | ||
United Arab Emirates | Sharjah | Sharjah International Airport | double daily flights from lahore and Islamabad | [10] |
Fleet
[edit]Aircraft | In service | Orders |
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Airbus A320-200 | 5 | 5 |
Airbus A321LR | — | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^"Fly Jinnah on ch-aviation".ch-aviation.Retrieved2023-12-04.
- ^Malik, Tanveer (2022-02-17)."ایئرعریبیہ: 'فلائی جناح' کو اندرون ملک پروازوں کی اجازت پر پی آئی اے برہم".BBC News اردو(in Urdu).Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^"'Fly Jinnah': Pakistan's Lakson Group, Air Arabia to start new low-cost airline ".Dawn.Reuters.2021-09-03.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^"Pakistan's low-cost Fly Jinnah airline unveils brand identity".The Express Tribune.2022-03-09.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^"'فلائی جناح'، پاکستان کی نئی کفایتی ایئر لائن کے برانڈ کی شناخت کی رونمائی ".ARY News(in Urdu). 2022-03-10. Archived fromthe originalon 2023-02-11.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^"New low-cost airline Fly Jinnah begins operations".Dawn.2022-11-01.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^Desk, BR Web (2024-05-17)."PIA privatisation: Fly Jinnah, Air Blue among 8 entities that submit Statement of Qualifications".Brecorder.Retrieved2024-07-23.
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has generic name (help) - ^"Cabinet allows Fly Jinnah's expansion to international routes".27 October 2023.
- ^"Fly Jinnah permitted to operate on global routes".29 October 2023.
- ^Abbas, Waheed."UAE-Pakistan flights: New low-cost carrier announces launch; will airfares get cheaper?".Khaleej Times.Retrieved2024-02-02.
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