Airblue, styled as airblue, is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with over 30% share of the domestic market. Airblue operates scheduled flights operating 30 daily services linking four domestic destinations and international services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat and Manchester. It carried 1.4 million passengers on domestic flights in the 2006-07 fiscal year. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 18 June 2004 with 3 leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft serving Karachi-Lahore and Karachi-Islamabad with three daily flights in each direction. The airline was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan,
During the first year the airline became very popular, which allowed the airline to compete directly with the flag carrier PIA and the two other private carriers. This allowed the airline to expand into more cities in Pakistan including Peshawar, Quetta and Nawabshah. On 14 August 2005 (Pakistan's 58th Independence Day) Airblue launched its first international flight from Karachi to Dubai. On June 4, 2007, Airblue launched its inaugural flight to Manchester using the Airbus A321.
New Destinations
Expansion plans include Bahrain, Bangkok, Birmingham, Colombo, Copenhagen, Delhi, Dhaka, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Gatwick, Mumbai and Singapore. At home they plan to launch Multan and Sialkot.
Founded 2003
Hubs Jinnah International Airport
Focus cities Allama Iqbal International Airport
Benazir Bhutto International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Frequent flyer program Blue Miles
Member lounge Blue Lounge International
Fleet size 7 (+14 orders)
Destinations 12
Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
Key people Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Passenger Fleet Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
(Economy) Notes
Airbus A319-112 2
Airbus A320-214 1
Airbus A320-231 1
Airbus A320-232 1
Airbus A321-231 3
Total 8 0
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