KARACHI: AirSial is set to expand its fleet by adding two new aircraft early next year as it prepares to launch international operations from Pakistan. The airline is acquiring two A320 aircraft, each with a seating capacity of 180 passengers, bringing the total number of planes in its fleet to seven.
The announcement was made during a ceremony at Al Nafoorah – Jumeirah Al Qasr in Dubai, attended by key figures including Alban Cruiziat, Executive Vice President of Airline Leasing & Sales at BOC Aviation, Fazal Jilani, Chairman of AirSial, Vice Chairman Muhammad Umer Mir, and COO Tariq Amin.
AirSial, which was launched by the business community of Sialkot on December 9, 2020, received approval to operate international flights on seven routes, including China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Kuwait. The airline commenced its international operations on December 31, 2021, with its first chartered flight carrying 162 passengers from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport to Dubai. A cake-cutting ceremony marked the departure of this inaugural international flight.
AirSial initially launched its domestic services on December 25, 2020, using a fleet of three Airbus A320-200 aircraft, with its first route connecting Karachi and Islamabad.
craft are being acquired by the airline with a seating capacity of 180 passengers. The fleet size of the private airline will be expanded to 7 after the arrival of the two aircraft.
“The ceremony took place at Al Nafoorah – Jumeirah Al Qasr, Dubai and it was graced by Executive Vice President Airline Leasing & Sales BOC Aviation Alban Cruiziat, Chairman AirSial Fazal Jilani, Vice Chairman AirSial Muhammad Umer Mir and COO AirSial Tariq Amim,” the statement added.
It is to be noted here that the airline launched by Sialkot’s business community on December 9, 2020, was given permission to operate international flights on seven routes including, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkiye, United Kingdom and Kuwait.
AirSial kicked off its international flight operations on December 31, 2021.
The first chartered flight of AirSial with 162 passengers on board took off from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International airport for Dubai.
A cake-cutting ceremony was also held at the airport before the departure of the flight.
The airline launched its domestic flight services using Airbus A320-200 aircraft on December 25, 2020, for the route connecting Karachi and Islamabad.
The airline’s operation was initiated with a fleet of three Airbus A320-200 planes.
