Shaheen Air
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Jinnah International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 + 4 Aircraft on Wet-Lease | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Parent company | Pakistani Government | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||
| Key people | Khalid Sahbai and Arshad jalil(Chairman & vice chairman) | ||||||
| Website | www.shaheenair.com | ||||||
Shaheen Air International operating as Shaheen Air is a private Pakistani airline with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[1] Shaheen Air, which provides passenger, cargo and charter services, serves the major cities of Pakistan and Persian Gulf. It was established in December 1993 and on 25 October 1994, it was accorded the status of 'Second National Carrier of Pakistan', by the Government of Pakistan. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with a hub at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad.
Besides serving major domestic routes i.e. Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar, Shaheen Air has also been operating flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Kuwait, Doha and Muscat from almost all the major international gateways of Pakistan.
History and Flights
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In 2004, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became Shaheen Air and the airline introduced a new livery and corporate website, as it was owned by Arshad Jalil and Khalid Mehmood Sehbai of Edmonton, Canada. The airline also introduced flights to Quetta from Karachi. The Governor of Balochistan said that the improvement of air links were also discussed in the ongoing talks between Pakistan and Iran and he has offered the management of Shaheen Air to operate Quetta-Zahidan flights. Initially SAI operated eight flight to Karachi-Quetta and Quetta-Lahore. He announced that SAI would also be allowed to operate flights between Islamabad and Quetta.
On 22 May 2004, the Civil Aviation Authority stopped all flights of Shaheen Air as it owed millions of rupees to the CAA. On May 25, 2004, Shaheen Air was cleared by the CAA to resume its domestic and international operations. The clearance letter was issued by CAA following receipt of the cheque from SAI towards payment of the outstanding dues.
On 18 September 2006, it was announced that Shaheen Air was to start a four times weekly service from Islamabad to Doncaster Airport in the UK.[2] However, no flights were ever launched to Doncaster. Today it has about fifteen aeroplanes and is one of the fast growing airlines. It is Pakistan's second national carrier. Shaheen Air is now opening flights for Dammam. Shaheen Air flies between Pakistan and Middle East.
Services
In Cabin
Shaheen Air operates a fleet of Boeing 737-200/400 and Airbus 330-300 aircraft. The Boeing 737s are in an all economy class layout with the capacity to seat 125 & 169 passengers respectively.
Newspapers and magazines
Shaheen Air publishes its own in-house inflight magazine called Parwaz (Urdu for "Flight"). Also all passengers have the opportunity to choose Urdu and English newspapers and magazines on all domestic and international flights.
Ground Handling
The airline uses a number of ground handling companies within Pakistan as well at its oversea operations. Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) took exclusive ground handling operations of the airline in 2009 for all airports the airline operated from within Pakistan. Dnata also signed a contract with the airline to provide any additional services to the airline for all airports outside Pakistan.
E-Ticketing
Passengers have the ability to pre-book any flight on the airline's website to any domestic route operated by the airline. Passengers can book online and pay at their nearest booking office. The passenger will be given an e-ticket instead of the standard paper booking ticket.[3]
E-Check-in
Passengers may check-in between 180 to 45 minutes prior to flight departure. This may be done over the counter or at the lounge within the airport. Self-service kiosks are also available at Jinnah International Airport. Passengers will automatically be given a computer generated booking number and assigned baggage tag.[3]
Cargo operations
Shaheen Air Cargo is a division of Shaheen Air International that was established in 1993, soon after the inception of the airline. Shaheen Air provides special services for sending small consignments which are time sensitive in nature. Other services include: Perishable Cargo, Live Animals, Valuable Cargo, Special Cargo as well as Courier Services.[4]
Destinations
Shaheen Air operates the following services (as of July 2012):[5]
| [Base] | Base |
| † | Terminated |
Hajj services
Shaheen Air is the first and only Pakistani private airline to have been approved to operate Hajj flights which commenced on 2 October 2011, using its own as well as leased aircraft.
Fleet
As of July 2012 Shaheen Air Fleet consists of the following aircraft's:[9]
- 2 Airbus A330-300 (Second aircraft to be delivered by August 2012, third also planned)
- 9 Boeing 737-200 (To be phased out, Replaced by B737-400)
- 3 Boeing 737-400 (AP-BJN and AP-BJU, third aircraft AP-BKF to join fleet soon)
- 1 Boeing 737-400 (JY-JAP operated by Jordan Aviation)
- 2 Boeing 737-800 (Both aircraft SU-MWE and SU-MWF, operated by Midwest Airlines)
- 1 Boeing 767-200 (JY-JAI operated by Jordan Aviation)
See also
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Notes
- ^ "Contact Us > Domestic." Shaheen Air. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi-75200, Pakistan"
- ^ Shaheen Air Begins Doncaster to Dubai
- ^ a b Shaheen Air Services
- ^ Shaheen Air Cargo services Accessed 2009-12-31
- ^ Shaheen route map
- ^ Some NL former stations
- ^ NL to launch LBA service
- ^ Shaheen relaunch Multan
- ^ Shaheen Fleet
References
- The News, Jang Newspapers "Shaheen Air, British Airways reach accord"
- Dawn Newspapers "Shaheen Air, Pak Post ink accord"
- Jang Newspapers "Shaheen Air inducts Boeing"
- The Nation, Pakistan Edition "Shaheen Air starts Quetta flights"
External links
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