AirSial
Air Sial Limited (stylised as AirSial) is a planned Pakistani airline headquartered in Sialkot, Pakistan. It is expected to begin operations in Q2 2020.[1][2]
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Founded | October 2017 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | (October 2020) Planed | ||||||
Hubs | Sialkot International Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Jinnah International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry | ||||||
Headquarters | Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||
Key people | Chairman and CEO - Fazal Jilani | ||||||
Website | www |
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 main hub at Sialkot International Airport, using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, and fly to other major airports within Pakistan and then back to Sialkot[3]. AirSial plans to further expand to destinations within the Middle East at a later date.[4]
Destinations
Air Sial will operate flights to the following airports:
Fleet
Current Fleet
The fleet operated by AirSial consists of the following aircraft as of February 2020.
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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W | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | — | 3 | TBA | First flight N680TA (AP-OTA)[6] | ||
Total | — | 3 |
Fleet Development
AirSial has initially signed an agreement to lease three Airbus A320-200 aircraft from AerCap.[6]
References
- Ahmed, Zubair (12 September 2017). "Air Sial: Pakistan's Newest Domestic Airline From Sialkot Chamber". PakWired. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "Air Sial Airline Profile".
- ""Air Sial Airlines, Air Sial Flight Booking"".
- "Air Sial to Begin Operations". Aeronautics Online. 4 January 2019.
- ""AirSial Airlines, Air Sial Flight Booking"".
- Cirium2019-12-31T02:04:00+00:00. "Pakistani start-up AirSial to lease trio of A320s from AerCap". Flight Global. Retrieved 2020-01-03.