Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah, and Jet Green Airlines have got approval from Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to launch services in the country.
The scrutiny of two airlines named Q-Airlines and Fly Jinnah has been completed. While Jet Green Airlines is still going through the process.
According to Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) following the completion of the due procedure. The applications would be sent to the aviation division and then to the federal cabinet for final approvals. Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah, and Jet Green Airlines are in the process of seeking regulatory approvals.
Following the approvals of the three carriers. This will take the number of private carriers operating in the country to six, catering to 217 million population.
Airline named SereneAir operated a number of repatriation flights last year to bring back Pakistanis stranded in the UAE. Airblue, SereneAir, and AirSial are the three airlines already operating in the country. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is the largest and oldest carrier in the country.
It is mandatory for new carriers to operate domestic flights for at least one year with three aircraft before they are allowed to launch international operations.
SereneAir has already received necessary approvals from the UAE and Saudi authorities to launch commercial operations with maiden flights to Dubai, Sharjah, Jeddah, and Riyadh. The Islamabad-based SereneAir operated a number of repatriation flights last year to bring back Pakistanis stranded in the UAE.
I am a freelance writer studied Biochemistry at the University of Agriculture Peshawar in the faculty of Nutrition sciences.