AirBlue to Get ATR 72-600 Aircraft on Wet Lease

[Abbas Ali]

AirBlue is planning to acquire ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD, construction number 1162, built in 2014 on wet lease from Quick Duck.

Info Source: ch-aviation.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

On following link is photo of Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD

http://www.airteamimages.com/atr-72_OM- ... 09369.html

Abbas

[747-300]

Lease period ?

[Abbas Ali]

^ For six months starting from mid-November.

Probably they plan to use the turboprop aircraft on routes like:

Lahore-Islamabad-Lahore.
Lahore-Multan-Lahore.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

In 2012 there was news report about airblue planning to start flights for Chitral, Gilgit and Skardu with 70-seater turboprop aircraft.

viewtopic.php?t=20402

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

The ATR has been arranged for airblue on wet lease by Balkan Air Aviation (airbg.eu).

Windrose Airbus A320 (UR-WRM) and two Airbus A321s (UR-WRH & UR-WRO) were also arranged on wet lease for airblue by Balkan Air Aviation.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD last seen active performing flight to Bratislava, Slovakia, on December 12.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/om-aqd

Probably now being prepared for wet lease to airblue?

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD to be ferried to Karachi from Bratislava Airport via Zvartnots International Airport for wet lease to airblue.

Abbas

[bigfish]

Only one ATR? What if it goes tech?

There should always be a standby aircraft, otherwise pax may face delays/cancellations.

[Abbas Ali]

Today Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD began its ferry flight to Pakistan.

Ferried from Bratislava Airport (Slovakia) to Zvartnots International Airport (Armenia).

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/om-aqd

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD landed at Karachi Airport today at 9:41 PM.

Ferry flight route:

Bratislava Airport (Slovakia) -> Zvartnots International Airport (Armenia) -> Jinnah International Air Port (JIAP) - Karachi (Pakistan).

Ferry flight completed in 11 hours and 13 minutes including 51 minutes refueling/technical stop at Zvartnots International Airport.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/om-aqd

Abbas

[TAILWIND]

Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD landed at Karachi Airport today at 9:41 PM.

Ferry flight route:

Bratislava Airport (Slovakia) -> Zvartnots International Airport (Armenia) -> Jinnah International Air Port (JIAP) - Karachi (Pakistan).

Ferry flight completed in 11 hours and 13 minutes including 51 minutes refueling/technical stop at Zvartnots International Airport.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/om-aqd

Abbas

Very long ferry range. Bratislava-Zvarnots -2300km
Zvarnots-Karachi- 2700km

[mac777]

congrats to air blue. its good to see that the first atr72 leased to be a 600series.
hopefully it is successful experience and airblue will induct additional atr in the future.
a quick serach on their website shows the apparent route to be islamad-lahore and lahore multan.
hopefully the fog will not affect their schedule and make this venture a loss maker like theirA340 lease.
hopefully pia gets its atr 72 soon.

[Abbas Ali]

airblue twice daily flights between Lahore and Islamabad starting from January 15, 2015.

Flight Number: PA-424
Route: Lahore to Islamabad
Days of Operation: Daily
Departure from Lahore: 8:00 AM
Arrival at Islamabad: 9:00 AM

Flight Number: PA-425
Route: Islamabad to Lahore
Days of Operation: Daily
Departure from Islamabad: 9:30 AM
Arrival at Lahore: 10:30 AM

Flight Number: PA-426
Route: Lahore to Islamabad
Days of Operation: Daily
Departure from Lahore: 6:15 PM
Arrival at Islamabad: 7:15 PM

Flight Number: PA-427
Route: Islamabad to Lahore
Days of Operation: Daily
Departure from Islamabad: 7:45 PM
Arrival at Lahore: 8:45 PM
hr airblue daily flight between Lahore and Multan starting from January 15, 2015.

Flight Number: PA-481
Route: Lahore to Multan
Days of Operation: Daily
Departure from Lahore: 11:00 AM
Arrival at Multan: 12:10 PM

Flight Number: PA-480
Route: Multan to Lahore
Days of Operation: Daily
Departure from Multan: 12:45 PM
Arrival at Lahore: 1:45 PM

Source: airblue.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Quick Duck ATR 72-600 registration OM-AQD wet leased to airblue photographed at Jinnah International Air Port (JIAP) - Karachi by Aroosh Naqvi.



Abbas