ISLAMABAD: Air Sial, a Pakistani private airline, has launched its first flight to the United Arab Emirates, it said on Monday, in a significant development for the Pakistani aviation industry.

Inaugurated in 2020 by the Sialkot Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the airline initially aimed to improve air travel to and from Pakistan鈥檚 Sialkot city, a major industrial hub in the eastern Punjab province.
Over the years, Air Sial has expanded its operations not just countrywide, but to countries in the Gulf region and uses a fleet of modern Airbus A320 aircraft.

鈥淧akistan Airports Authority successfully facilitated and supervised the launch of Air Sial鈥檚 inaugural international flight (PF784) from Islamabad International Airport to Dubai,鈥� Air Sial said on Monday, adding the flight departed around 11:34am with 137 passengers aboard.

Air Sial鈥檚 domestic network includes major cities like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Sialkot, Quetta and Multan.

The airline entered the international market in March 2023 with the launch of its inaugural flight to Jeddah, 萝莉视频. It also flies to Riyadh, Madinah and Dammam.

Air Sial extended its international reach the same year in June by launching direct flights from Pakistan to Oman.

Late last month, the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) also resumed direct flights between Dubai and Pakistan鈥檚 mountainous Skardu district in a bid to boost tourism.