Fly Jinnah (FJ) Starting Flights Between Islamabad and Sharjah

[Abbas Ali]

Fly Jinnah, Pakistan’s low-cost carrier, announces the commencement of its international operations with the launch of its inaugural flight connecting Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad with the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates starting from February 17th, 2024.This step marks a significant milestone in the carrier’s growth journey after a successful year of serving domestic routes in Pakistan.



Fly Jinnah will connect both cities with non-stop double daily flights, offering customers seamless and convenient travel options. The new service will also provide customers in Islamabad with the opportunity for further connectivity via Sharjah Airport’s wide network.

Flights schedule:

Islamabad to Sharjah

Route: Islamabad to Sharjah
Flight Number: 9P740
Days of Operation: Daily
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Islamabad: 6:50 AM
Arrival in Sharjah: 9:25 AM
Flight Duration: 3 hours 35 minutes

Route: Islamabad to Sharjah
Flight Number: 9P742
Days of Operation: Daily
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Islamabad: 7:55 PM
Arrival in Sharjah: 10:30 PM
Flight Duration: 3 hours 35 minutes

Sharjah to Islamabad

Route: Sharjah to Islamabad
Flight Number: 9P741
Days of Operation: Daily
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Sharjah: 10:25 AM
Arrival in Islamabad: 2:20 PM
Flight Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes

Route: Sharjah to Islamabad
Flight Number: 9P743
Days of Operation: Daily
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Sharjah: 11:30 PM
Arrival in Islamabad: 3:25 AM
Flight Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes

Fly Jinnah currently connects five major cities in Pakistan, namely Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Quetta, in addition to the newly launched destination Sharjah in the UAE. Operating a fleet of five modern Airbus A320 aircraft, the airline is committed to providing passengers with exceptional travel experiences.



In addition to extra comfort provided by the most generous seat-pitch of any economy cabin, the carrier offers affordable and value-driven travel experiences through “SkyCafe” onboard menu where passengers can enjoy a wide variety of delicacies between snacks, sandwiches, and meals at affordable prices. The aircraft is also equipped with “SkyTime”, a free in-flight streaming service that allows passengers to stream a wide selection of entertainment directly to their devices.

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[Karachi Aviator]

Air arabia not flying into LHE and ISB atm, double daily for ISB is a good frequency + onward connections to Air arabia's international destinations. I hope Air Arabia reduces it's own frequencies from KHI and let FJ takeover the route.

[Abbas Ali]

Fly Jinnah (FJ) through its website offering connecting Air Arabia flights via Sharjah/UAE to destinations in countries including:

Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Egypt
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Oman
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Turkiye
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan

Fly Jinnah (FJ) starting international operations with double daily flights between Islamabad and Sharjah from February 17.


Screenshot of Fly Jinnah (FJ) Islamabad-Sharjah flights commercial shown on Express News channel. Express News channel is part of Lakson Group.

Pakistani airline Fly Jinnah (FJ) is a a joint venture company between the Lakson Group and Air Arabia Group.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Fly Jinnah (FJ) Islamabad to Sharjah inaugural flight ceremony at Islamabad Airport


Cake cutting ceremony.







Fly Jinnah (FJ) Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOO is performing airline's first international flight from Islamabad to Sharjah.


Source: flightradar24.com

The A320 departed from Islamabad at 12:48 PM as airline's inaugural flight 9P740 to Sharjah. It is carrying 155 passengers.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Fly Jinnah (FJ) inaugural flight from Islamabad greeted with a traditional water cannon salute at Sharjah Airport

Fly Jinnah (FJ) Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOO arrived in Sharjah at 3:04 PM as airline's inaugural flight 9P740 from Islamabad. Islamabad to Sharjah flight completed in 3 hours & 16 minutes.














Cake cutting ceremony arranged at Sharjah Airport.




Source: flightradar24.com

Fly Jinnah (FJ) Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOO departed from Sharjah at 4:16 PM as airline's inaugural flight 9P741 to Islamabad.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Fly Jinnah (FJ) Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOO arrived in Islamabad at 7:33 PM as airline's inaugural flight 9P741 from Sharjah. Sharjah to Islamabad flight completed in 2 hours & 18 minutes.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[London Flyer]

Would be good to see FJ leverage this double daily to capture onwards traffic. I’m sure there are a significant number of passengers from Sharjah to places like Dhaka, Kathmandu, Kabul and probably some central Asian cities as well.

[Sami Warsi]

Indeed FJ business glide path seems very clear but they need more fleet to sustain national & international routes. As per sources, only Airblue will get more A321neo while rest of private airlines has no plan to add more fleet till next 2 years.

Good Luck FJ.

[danyal77W]

My question is what is airblue going to do with that many aircrafts when it just operates to 2 countries outside Pakistan?

Out of their 12 aircrafts, only few operate probably 3-4 flights in a day. Rest of them just operate 2 flights in a day. Airblue always under-utilizes its aircrafts as it does not have many routes to deploy their aircrafts or they are probably under-staffed in terms of cabin crew and cockpit crew.

I think, airblue has experienced the slowest growth in any of the airline in Pakistan. What are they even celebrating with their 20 years of service? 20 years, 12 aircrafts and 10 destinations, such a shame!

I guess, they are celebrating the fact that they are actually able to operate this long. Growth and innovation do not matter.