Pakistan’s New Airline Fly Jinnah to Start Operations by June
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Competition in Pakistani aviation is getting fierce, pressuring the profitability of every carrier.
The Pakistan airspace is set to get crowded as Fly Jinnah, a proposed low-cost carrier, prepares to take wing this year.
The airline is a joint venture between Air Arabia Group and Lakson Group, one of Pakistan’s leading and most diversified business conglomerates.
“Fly Jinnah will benefit from the experience of Air Arabia, which is its minority stakeholder,” an aviation expert from Pakistan said. "It will be essentially a low-cost airline, just like its partner."
"The airline will begin operating domestically with three leased A320 aircraft and will gradually expand to international routes after a year of successful domestic operations following the addition of aircraft," the insider said.
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