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Air Arabia announces services to Pakistan
Air Arabia has announced the upcoming start of operations between Sharjah and Pakistan with services flying to Karachi and Peshawar.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 January 18, 2007
Dubai: Air Arabia has announced the upcoming start of operations between Sharjah and Pakistan with services flying to Karachi and Peshawar.
After talks were recently held in Abu Dhabi with UAE and Pakistan authorities, Air Arabia's project to fly to Pakistan was given the go ahead and should be of great convenience to the UAE's large Pakistani community.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Thani, chairman of Air Arabia, said: "We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the talks. We have had a desire to operate a service to Pakistan for a very long time and it is a happy occasion to be able to announce that the people in the UAE and Pakistan will be able to benefit from low-fare travel between the two countries."
Schedule
Air Arabia will fly daily to Pakistan, splitting operations between Karachi four days a week and Peshawar three days a week.
The flight schedule will soon be announced and will allow passengers to book and pay online by simply visiting the company's website; www.airarabia.com.
Pakistan becomes the 21st country that Air Arabia flies to, raising its network to a total of 34 destinations in just three years of operations.
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