The federal cabinet gave approval to Air Sial following the legal and regulatory requirements of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and the National Aviation Policy 2019.
Air Sial headquartered in Sialkot, Pakistan's industrial city, has confirmed that it has received permission to carry out international flights on different international routes, including Iran.
Ameen Ahsan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Sial said that the government of Pakistan has approved Airlines' request seeking permission to operate on international routes, and now the company will launch flights to several foreign destinations, including Iran and Iraq.
“After going through the administrative procedures and purchasing at least 5 more new passenger planes, it is expected that the first foreign flight of Air Sial will be operated in the beginning of October this year,” he said.
Air Sial was launched by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry to improve domestic air travel to and from the Sialkot region on 9th December 2020.
Increasing flights between Iran and Pakistan would not only expand people-to-people contacts but also contributes to the growth of the tourism industry.
Currently, Iran Air and Mahan airlines have weekly flights from Tehran and Mashhad to the cities of Lahore and Karachi, and the number of these flights is expected to increase in future.
In past, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and a private company Shaheen Air had also operated flights to Mashad and Zahedan, but these flights were canceled due to some problems on the Pakistani side.
In January this year, Iran Air launched direct flights from Mashad to Lahore and Tehran to Karachi which was welcomed by Iranian and Pakistani citizens.
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