Qatar Airways has launched two new destinations in Pakistan on consecutive days – Sialkot and Faisalabad. Beginning 16 July, the airline commenced four weekly passenger services to Sialkot where it already operates dedicated freighter services. A day later, on 17 July, Qatar Airways added Faisalabad to its Pakistan network with three flights a week.
Sialkot and Faisalabad have joined Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar as Qatar Airways’ routes to Pakistan served by non-stop flights from the airline’s Doha hub. In the coming weeks, Multan will also be added as the airline’s next Pakistani destination with three flights a week commencing from 2 August.
Ihab Sorial, Vice President Indian Sub-continent, Qatar Airways led a delegation on behalf of the airline to Sialkot International Airport, following the arrival of the airline’s inaugural flight from Doha.
“Qatar Airways has a long-standing commitment to serve Pakistan and we are delighted to operate an exceptionally comprehensive route network covering the length and breadth of the country,” said Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways.
Qatar Airways currently operates 45 flights a week spread across four cities in Pakistan – double daily flights to Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, and three flights a week to Peshawar.
“There are a significant number of Pakistani expatriates who are working in Qatar and the GCC. The launch of these new destinations will enable us to quickly meet the growing demand of these travellers,” added Al Baker.
Qatar Airways is operating an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of up to 12 seats in Business Class and up to 132 in Economy Class on the two new routes to Pakistan.
