Air Sial to operate two weekly flights
from Islamabad to Saudi capital
Pakistan’s private airline Air Sial
has introduced direct weekly flights between Islamabad and Riyadh, with plans
to extend services from Lahore to the Saudi capital in the near future.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Air
Sial confirmed, “The Pakistani airline has commenced two weekly flights from
Islamabad to Riyadh,” and shared that flights from Lahore will be added soon.
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The launch was marked with the
opening of Air Sial’s regional office in Riyadh, inaugurated on Thursday by
Pakistan’s Welfare Attaché, Rana Muhammad Masoom. The ceremony was attended by
local community members and Air Sial’s regional and country management, who
celebrated the occasion with a cake-cutting ceremony to honor the new
connection from Riyadh to Islamabad. The airline also announced future plans to
expand flights to Lahore and other cities.
Founded in 2020 by the Sialkot
Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Air Sial was established to boost air
travel options to and from Sialkot, a major industrial city in Punjab. The
airline operates a fleet of modern Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Every year, thousands of Pakistanis
travel to Saudi Arabia for work and to undertake Umrah pilgrimages in Makkah
and Madinah. With various Pakistani airlines offering direct, budget-friendly
flights to Jeddah, Riyadh, and other Saudi cities, these routes continue to
support religious tourism and strengthen ties between the two allied nations.
Source: Pro
Pakistani