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From Dreams To Reality: AIR SIAL Pakistan

 


Air Sial:

Air Sial is a private Pakistani airline headquartered in Sialkot, Pakistan. It was launched by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce to improve air travel in the city. The airline plans to serve domestic and international destinations  from their operational hub at Jinnah International Airport using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.


The Struggle:

Before the pandemic Air Sial was just  a dream of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce industry but with the hardships of Covid-19 they made it. In an interview of the CEO of Air Sial and the member of SCCI Mr. Fazal Jilani shared his hardships in the making of the company he had to travel a lot to meet people convincing them to invest in the project, hiring relevant people, buying the aircraft and the most difficult to get the operating license from Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority for which he had to even meet the Prime Minister Imran Khan for his support.

AIR-SIAL First A320 Delivery

Current:

Currently Air Sial is operating all 3 of it's A320's within the cities Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar and the passengers are happy with there service. It has completed around 1 and a half year, has been a sponsor of Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League (PSL), operated it's first test chartered flight to Dubai (DXB) also, is famous for it's 2 main course meal service.

Known for their HOSPITALITY


Air Sial; First Flight to DUBAI

Two Main Course Meal 

Further Plans:

Air Sial has currently bought 2 more A320 aircrafts with which it plans to start it's international flights to the airports of Dubai and Abu-Dhabi in UAE. In the upcoming years the the airline plans to use the same type of aircraft, increase it's fleet and start travelling to the destinations in Europe and particularly in Asia.

Airline Review (by Josh Cahill)

Josh Cahill is a German-Czech aviation vlogger and airline critic who is best known for presenting airline reviews on his YouTube channel. He is regarded as one of the most watched flight reviewers on the internet. He most notably organized Afghanistan's historic first all-female flight together with Kam Air in February 2021 on a flight from Herat to Kabul for which he received the Aviation Achievement Award moreover he is also a blogger.





What do  you think about Air Sial's future? also if you have ever travelled with the airline, how was your experience? Let us know in the comments.

Author:

Safwan Waqas

16 years old

O'Levels

Karachi, Pakistan

Journalist-Aviation Enthusiast-Student having a deep background in publishing & reporting aviation, I like to combine my love for aviation as I am a keen observer of ever changing aviation trends around the world and particularly in Asia and Europe.

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