Fly Jinnah or FJ is a first
low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier (LCC) or low-cost airline, also called a budget, or discount carrier or airline, is an airline that is operated with an emphasis on minimizing operating costs. It sacrifices certain traditional airline luxuries for cheaper fa ...
(LCC) owned and operated jointly by
Lakson Group
The Lakson Group ( ) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Sindh.
History
It was founded in 1954 and is owned by the Lakhani family.
Subsidiaries Listed
* Century Insurance Company Limited, general insurance business
* Centu ...
of
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
and
Air Arabia Group of the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
. The
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
was announced on 3 September 2021. The airline is based in
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
and currently serves five domestic destinations. Iqbal Ali Lakhani is the airline's current chairman.
The airline started domestic flight operations on 31 October 2022, when its first flight took off from
Jinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport () , formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi International Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017–2018. Located in Karachi, the largest city a ...
in Karachi and landed at
Islamabad International Airport
Islamabad International Airport () () is an international airport serving Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and Rawalpindi. It is located south-west of the city, and is directly connected to the Lahore and Peshawar motorways as well to ...
in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
.
In 2024, Fly Jinnah along with
Airblue
Airblue Limited (stylized as airblue) is a private Pakistani airline with its head office on the ground floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) Towers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Airblue operates scheduled domestic and international flights, t ...
was one of the contenders interested in acquiring Pakistan's
national flag carrier,
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines, commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier of Pakistan. With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport ...
.
International operations
After completing one year of satisfactory domestic flights in October 2023, Fly Jinnah has been given permission by the
Pakistani government to operate on international routes. This decision was taken by the Federal Cabinet on the recommendation of the
Ministry of Aviation
The Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government established in 1959. Its responsibilities included the regulation of civil aviation and the supply of military aircraft, which it took on from the Ministry of Supply. ...
. Fly Jinnah will now be able to operate flights to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
Destinations
Fleet
References
External links
Official website
Airlines of Pakistan
Airlines established in 2021
Low-cost carriers
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