AirSial
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Founded | October 2017 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 25 December 2020 | ||||||
Hubs | Jinnah International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | |||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Parent company | Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry | ||||||
Key people | Fazal Jilani, Chairman Ameen Ahsan, CEO | ||||||
Website | www |
Air Sial (stylised as AirSial) (Urdu: ایئر سیال) is a Pakistani airline headquartered in Sialkot, Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated AirSial, the third private airline of Pakistan, on Wednesday, 9 December 2020.[1]
History[]
AirSial was launched to by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry to improve air travel to and from the Sialkot region, which is a major industrial city in the state of Punjab. The airline plans to initially serve domestic destinations within Pakistan from their operational hub at Jinnah International Airport, using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, and fly to other major airports within Pakistan.[2] AirSial plans to further expand to destinations within the Middle East at a later date.[3]
Destinations[]
Air Sial will operate flights to the following airports: [4]
Fleet[]
Current fleet[]
The fleet operated by AirSial consists of the following aircraft.
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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Y | Total | ||||||
Airbus A320-200 | 3 | 0 | 180 | ||||
Total | 3 | - |
Fleet development[]
AirSial has initially signed an agreement to lease three Airbus A320-200 aircraft from AerCap.[5]
In an interview with PlaneSpottersPakistan, Chairman Fazal Jilani discussed the possibility of introducing Airbus A330 aircraft.[6]
Interior[]
Each Airbus A320 is fitted with a basic 3x3 layout in an All Economy Configuration
See Also[]
References[]
- ^ Dawn.com, APP | (9 December 2020). "PM Imran inaugurates Air Sial during day-long visit to Sialkot". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ ""Air Sial Airlines, Air Sial Flight Booking"".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Air Sial to Begin Operations". Aeronautics Online. 4 January 2019.
- ^ ""AirSial Airlines, Air Sial Flight Booking"".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cirium2019-12-31T02:04:00+00:00. "Pakistani start-up AirSial to lease trio of A320s from AerCap". Flight Global. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "AirSial - A Documentary, Interview and Trip report - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links[]
- Airlines established in 2017
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Companies based in Sialkot
- Pakistani companies established in 2017