Kish Air to strengthen connect between Mashhad and Karachi
Iranian carrier Kish
Air has launched a new weekly service connecting Mashhad and Karachi,
introducing a direct air link between the two cities.
The airline began operating the route on August 17, with
flights scheduled every Monday using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.
Under the published schedule, flight KIS6034 departs
Mashhad at 6:00 a.m. and arrives in Karachi at 10:30 a.m. The return service,
KIS6035, departs Karachi at 11:30 a.m. and reaches Mashhad at 1:00 p.m.
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Despite the scheduled three-hour duration for each
sector, the inaugural Mashhad–Karachi flight was completed in approximately two
hours and 24 minutes. The aircraft, operating as KIS6034, departed Mashhad at
6:14 a.m. with 140 passengers on board and landed at Karachi at 10:08 a.m.
The launch of the weekly service provides travelers with
a direct connection between Mashhad, a major religious and commercial center in
northeastern Iran, and Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and a key regional
aviation hub.
The Monday-only operation is expected to offer an additional travel option
for passengers traveling between Pakistan and Iran
Source:
Aviation News
