Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah and Jet Green Airlines have sought regulatory approval from Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to launch services in the country.
The CAA has completed the scrutiny of Q-Airlines and Fly Jinnah while Jet Green Airlines is still going through the scrutiny process.
According to reports, following the completion of due procedure, the applications would be sent to the aviation division and then to the federal cabinet for final approvals.
After the launch of these three new airlines, it will take the number of private carriers in the country to six, catering to the 217 million population.
Airblue, SereneAir and AirSial are the three airlines already operating in the country. National carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is the largest and oldest carrier.
It is a compulsion for new carriers to operate domestic flights for at least one year with three aircraft before they are allowed to operate internationally.
SereneAir has already received necessary approvals from the UAE and Saudi authorities to launch commercial operations with maiden flights to Dubai, Sharjah, Jeddah and Riyadh.
