Air Sial Allowed to Start Flights to UK, China, Turkiye, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia

[Abbas Ali]

On May 7, Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the recommendation of Ministry of Aviation accorded approval to Air Sial to launch its flight operations between Pakistan and China, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkiye and UK.

The approval has been granted under National Aviation Policy - 2023 and Air Services Agreements (ASAs).

Presently, Air Sial has a fleet of 5 Airbus A320 narrow-body aircraft and airline's current international destinations include Jeddah, Dammam and Medina in Saudi Arabia and Muscat in Oman.

Air Sial has also indicated plan to induct Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft to enhance and expand its international flight operations.



Abbas

[b78709]

I hope Air Sial can achieve it.

[Tuti Fruiti]

The govt of Pakistan has allowed Air Sial to operate in those countries..how about the countries..are they allowing Air Sial to operate..and when will Air Sial gets the fleet to go long haul..just one A330 might not be sufficient..

[Abbas Ali]

CEO AirSial Ameen Ahsan receiving Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) letter from Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif with information about designation of AirSial approved by the relevant authorities allowing the airline to operate flights between Pakistan and countries including UK, China, Turkiye, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia under National Aviation Policy - 2023 and Air Services Agreements (ASAs) between Pakistan and respective countries.

Abbas

[danyal77W]

UAE is not on the list. I think it has to do with UAE carriers being denied more capacities in Pakistan. If the capacities are granted, then AirSial would also be granted permission to operate there as well.

[Abbas Ali]

Pakistan sought UAE/Abu Dhabi permission for a privately-owned Pakistani airline (probably AirSial) in exchange for granting permission to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, according to news reports.

AirSial had revealed plan to start flights for UAE (Abu Dhabi/Dubai) in year 2022.





Abbas

[Tuti Fruiti]

So its like "watta satta" in aviation..i think it happens no where except Pakistan...u give me permission to fly to ur country and in-return i give permission to fly to my country .this says about the state of mind of policy makers

[faisal-777]

So its like "watta satta" in aviation..i think it happens no where except Pakistan...u give me permission to fly to ur country and in-return i give permission to fly to my country .this says about the state of mind of policy makers

Well this is grey area, cannot say this approach is totally wrong. All countries across the globe have protectionism when it comes to commercial aviation. If UAE is not letting us fly there more often, why should we?

[Tuti Fruiti]

So its like "watta satta" in aviation..i think it happens no where except Pakistan...u give me permission to fly to ur country and in-return i give permission to fly to my country .this says about the state of mind of policy makers

Well this is grey area, cannot say this approach is totally wrong. All countries across the globe have protectionism when it comes to commercial aviation. If UAE is not letting us fly there more often, why should we?

agree but protectionism works in a country where aviation is thriving and flourising.. India , Turkey are bright examples.. in those countries there are lots of domestic and international flights plus lots of international airlines operating in those countries.. there its a win-win for passengers, government, local airlines and foreign airlines!! In Pakistan there is miniature domestic sector, fleet of almost 40 for all airlines, 80 or 90% country cut off from airplane connectively, distant airports, expensive tickets and hardly any direct international connections!! so it gives no *right* to Pakistan to try to twist arm of UAE for its own mistakes..

[AviationLover2020]

agree but protectionism works in a country where aviation is thriving and flourising.. India , Turkey are bright examples.. in those countries there are lots of domestic and international flights plus lots of international airlines operating in those countries.. there its a win-win for passengers, government, local airlines and foreign airlines!! In Pakistan there is miniature domestic sector, fleet of almost 40 for all airlines, 80 or 90% country cut off from airplane connectively, distant airports, expensive tickets and hardly any direct international connections!! so it gives no *right* to Pakistan to try to twist arm of UAE for its own mistakes..

And how do you propose that the domestic industry which you complain about will grow if we keep allowing foreign LCCs and legacies to pour into the country? You want a thriving and flourishing aviation industry whilst competing against established giants with an unfair competitive advantage and several flights a day out of Pak...can't have both