Air Indus
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 28 July 2013 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1 July 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Jinnah International Airport (Karachi) | ||||||
| Indus Miles | |||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||
| Key people | Abdul Wahab (Chairman & CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Air Indus was a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi operating as a domestic airline. Its headquarters were located in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi.[1]
History
[edit]Air Indus started operations on 28 July 2013.[2] However, it was forced to suspend operations on 1 July 2015 after the Civil Aviation Authority suspended its operations for not fulfilling the Pakistani legal requirements of having three operating aircraft after two aircraft were damaged in a terrorist attack at Karachi Jinnah Airport on July 9, 2014. Its main base of operations and hub was Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
After almost 11 years of inactivity and various failed restart attempts[3][4], the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority restored Air Indus' license. The airline subsequently announced intentions to restart operations.[5]
Destinations
[edit]Till the suspension of Air Indus' license, the airport operated to following domestic destinations:[6]
| Country | City | Airport | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur Airport | Terminated |
| Faisalabad | Faisalabad International Airport | Terminated | |
| Islamabad | Benazir Bhutto International Airport | Terminated | |
| Karachi | Jinnah International Airport | Terminated | |
| Lahore | Allama Iqbal International Airport | Terminated | |
| Multan | Multan International Airport | Terminated | |
| Peshawar | Bacha Khan International Airport | Terminated | |
| Quetta | Quetta International Airport | Terminated |
Frequent flyer program
[edit]The Air Indus frequent flyer program was called Indus Miles. The program offered various privileges including priority check-in, priority boarding, priority standby and extra baggage allowance, free award tickets and discounts at various outlets. Indus Miles could be accrued by traveling on Air Indus flights, as well as through partners for booking hotels, renting a car or dining out.[7]
Relaunch
[edit]Air Indus has been planning to relaunch operations with new ATR 72 aircraft since the second quarter of 2019. The airline will resume operations to national hubs, and will start operations to the social-economic centres of Pakistan, such as Gwadar, Sukkur, Gilgit and Rahim Yar Khan. The airline also plans to include narrow-body jets for operations to the Middle East.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "REGULAR PUBLIC TRANSPORT LICENCEES" (Archive). Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on June 10, 2014. "Air Indus (Pvt) Limited (RPT) C, 13th Commercial Street, Phase-II Extension, DHA, Karachi-Pakistan"
- ↑ "Pakistan Carrier Expands". Airliner World: 16. July 2015.
- ↑ "Air Indus plans to resume operation this month - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ "Pakistan's Air Indus to wet-lease two B737-800s". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ "CAA restores Air Indus licence". en.dailypakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
- ↑ "CAA suspends Air Indus' operations for violating safety regulations". Dawn. Dawn. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Indus Miles". Air Indus. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Welcome to Air Indus Airline (PVT) Ltd". www.airindus.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-05-13.