Fly Jinnah Explained

Airline:Fly Jinnah
Iata:9P
Icao:FJL
Callsign:FLY JINNAH
Bases:Jinnah International Airport
Frequent Flyer:AirRewards
Fleet Size:5 + 15
Destinations:10[1]
Headquarters:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Key People:Iqbal Ali Lakhani (Chairman)

Fly Jinnah or FJ is a first low-cost carrier (LCC) owned and operated jointly by Lakson Group of Pakistan and Air Arabia Group of the United Arab Emirates.[2] The joint venture was announced on 3 September 2021.[3] The airline is based in Karachi and currently serves five domestic destinations.[4] Iqbal Ali Lakhani is the airline's current chairman.[5]

The airline started domestic flight operations on 31 October 2022, when its first flight took off from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi and landed at Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad.[6]

In 2024, Fly Jinnah along with Airblue was one of the contenders interested in acquiring Pakistan's national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines. [7]

International operations

After completing one year of satisfactory domestic flights in October 2023, Fly Jinnah has been given permission by the Pakistani government to operate on international routes. This decision was taken by the Federal Cabinet on the recommendation of the Ministry of Aviation. Fly Jinnah will now be able to operate flights to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.[8] [9]

Destinations

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
BahrainManamaBahrain International Airporttwo weekly flights from Islamabad
OmanMuscatTwo weekly flights from islamabad
PakistanIslamabadIslamabad International Airport3x daily flights from Karachi and 1x from Quetta
KarachiJinnah International Airport
LahoreAllama Iqbal International Airport3x daily flights from Karachi
PeshawarBacha Khan International Airport1x daily flight from Karachi
QuettaQuetta International Airport1x daily flight from Islamabad and Karachi
United Arab EmiratesSharjahSharjah International Airportdouble daily flights from lahore and Islamabad [10]

External links

Official website

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fly Jinnah on ch-aviation . 2023-12-04 . ch-aviation . en.
  2. News: Malik . Tanveer . 2022-02-17 . ایئرعریبیہ: 'فلائی جناح' کو اندرون ملک پروازوں کی اجازت پر پی آئی اے برہم . ur . BBC News اردو . 2023-04-07.
  3. Web site: 2021-09-03 . 'Fly Jinnah': Pakistan's Lakson Group, Air Arabia to start new low-cost airline . 2023-04-07 . . en . Reuters.
  4. Web site: 2022-03-09 . Pakistan's low-cost Fly Jinnah airline unveils brand identity . 2023-04-07 . . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-03-10 . 'فلائی جناح'، پاکستان کی نئی کفایتی ایئر لائن کے برانڈ کی شناخت کی رونمائی . 2023-04-07 . . ur . 2023-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230211090731/https://urdu.arynews.tv/fly-jinnah-low-cost-airline/ . dead .
  6. Web site: 2022-11-01 . New low-cost airline Fly Jinnah begins operations . 2023-04-07 . . en.
  7. Web site: Desk . BR Web . 2024-05-17 . PIA privatisation: Fly Jinnah, Air Blue among 8 entities that submit Statement of Qualifications . 2024-07-23 . Brecorder . en.
  8. Web site: Cabinet allows Fly Jinnah's expansion to international routes . 27 October 2023 .
  9. Web site: Fly Jinnah permitted to operate on global routes . 29 October 2023 .
  10. Web site: Abbas . Waheed . UAE-Pakistan flights: New low-cost carrier announces launch; will airfares get cheaper? . 2024-02-02 . Khaleej Times . en.

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