SereneAir

SereneAir (Urdu: سیرین ایئر‎) is a privately owned Pakistani airline that began operating services in January 2017. SereneAir operates scheduled domestic flights within Pakistan.

SereneAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
ER[1] SEP[1] SERENE[2]
FoundedMay 2016
Commenced operations29 January 2017
Operating bases
Fleet size4
Destinations6
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Key people
  • Muhammad Safdar Malik (CEO)
Websitewww.sereneair.com

History

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority granted a license in March 2016 that permitted the establishment of SereneAir.[3] The airline received its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, in November 2016.[4] The airline started operations on 29 January 2017, a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate.[5] The inaugural flight departed Islamabad for Karachi on 29 January 2017.[6] In 2020 Serene Air acquired Three Airbus A330-200 aircrafts which are intended to be used on international flight to Saudi Arabia and other routes to fulfill demand.

Corporate affairs

SereneAir is a privately owned airline headquartered in Islamabad.[6][7] As of December 2019, its Chief Executive Officer is Air Vice Marshal(R) Muhammad Safdar Malik,[8]

Destinations

As of November 2017, SereneAir flies to the following destinations in Pakistan:[9]

Country City Airport Status Refs
 PakistanFaisalabadFaisalabad International Airport
IslamabadIslamabad International AirportFocus city
KarachiJinnah International AirportFocus city
LahoreAllama Iqbal International AirportFocus city
PeshawarBacha Khan International Airport
QuettaQuetta International AirportFocus city

Fleet

The airline received its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, in November 2016. Three more Boeing 737-800 were added. In 2020 Serene Air acquired Three Airbus A330-200 aircrafts to launch international flight operations including flights to Saudi Arabia and beyond. The acquired A330-200's are AP-BNE, AP-BNF and AP-BNG. The aircrafts are painted in Serene Air livery but as of August 2020 they are yet to be delivered. As of August 2020, SereneAir operates the following fleet of aircraft:[10]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Airbus A330-200 0 3 TBA
Boeing 737-800 4 0 189
Total 4 1

References
  1. "Serene Air". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. p. 3–1–85. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. Bhatti, Sohail (19 October 2016). "Pakistan's upcoming airline SereneAir to begin domestic operations by year end". Dawn. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. "Pakistan's Serene Air adds maiden aircraft, a B737-800". ch-aviation. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. "Pakistan's Serene Air commences operations". ch-aviation. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. "Serene Air operational on domestic routes". Dawn. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. "Contact". SereneAir. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. "Radixx International Working with Serene Air" (Press release). Radixx International. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  9. "Pakistan's Serene Air eyes int'l ops in 1Q18". ch-aviation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  10. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 28.

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