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Shaheen Air
Shaheen Air
Shaheen Air
Shaheen Air
IATA
NL
ICAO
SAI
Callsign
SHAHEEN AIR
Founded
1993
Commenced
operations
25 October 1994
Hubs
Jinnah International
Airport (Karachi)
Secondary hubs
Fleet size
20(+9 on order)
Destinations
25
Headquarters
Key people
Website
shaheenair.com
hub is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with secondary hubs at Benazir
Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad and at Allama Iqbal International
Airport (LHE),Lahore.
Besides serving major domestic routes
i.e. Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, D.G.Khan and Peshawar, Shaheen Air has also
been operating flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Al
Ain, Kuwait, Doha and Muscat from almost all the major international gateways of
Pakistan.
Contents
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A Shaheen Air International Tupolev Tu-154M taxiing at Dubai International Airport, United Arab
Emirates. (1999)
In 2004, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became Shaheen Air and the airline
introduced a new livery and corporate website. The airline was founded by Khalid
Mehmood Sehbai (Late) who was the airline's first chairman. At first the airline
introduced nationwide flights to countrywide destinations.The airline introduced
many different flights mainly from Karachi, Pakistan to Quetta, Pakistan.
The Governor ofBalochistan said that the improvement of air links were also
discussed in the ongoing talks between Pakistan and Iran and he offered the
Services[edit]
In cabin[edit]
Shaheen Air operates a fleet of Boeing 737-400, Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A330300 aircraft. The Boeing 737s are in an all economy class layout while the A330-300
feature a mixed Business and Economy cabin.
Shaheen Air publishes its own in-house inflight magazine called "Parwaz" (Urdu for
"Flight"). Also all passengers have the facility to choose Urdu/English newspapers
and magazines on all domestic and international flights. Free of charge publications
are also often distributed among the passengers, promoting an aspect of socio-
Ground handling[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Country
City
Airport
Notes
Refs
Iran
Mashad
[5]
Kuwait
Kuwait City
[5]
Turkey
Istanbul
[5]
Srilanka
Colombo
Oman
Muscat
[5]
Pakistan
Islamabad
[5]
Pakistan
Karachi
[5]
Pakistan
Lahore
[5]
Pakistan
Multan
[5]
Pakistan
Peshawar
[5]
Pakistan
Quetta
[5]
Pakistan
Skardu
Skardu Airport
[5]
Pakistan
Sialkot
[5]
[5]
Country
City
Airport
Notes
Refs
Pakistan
Sukkur
Sukkur Airport
[5]
Pakistan
Faisalabad
[5]
Qatar
Doha
[5]
Bahrain
Bahrain
[5]
Saudi Arabia
Dammam
[5]
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
[5]
Saudi Arabia
Medina
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
[5]
United Arab
Emirates
Abu Dhabi
[5]
United Arab
Emirates
Al Ain
[5]
United Arab
Emirates
Dubai
[5]
United Arab
Emirates
Sharjah
[5]
[5]
Country
United Kingdom
City
Airport
Notes
Refs
[6]
Fleet[edit]
As of May 2014 Shaheen Air fleet consists of the following aircraft - average age 18
years:[8]
Aircraft
In
Orders[9] Passengers[10]
fleet
Airbus A330300
367
Airbus A320200
170
Boeing 737-400
10
164
Boeing 737-800
184
ATR 72-500
68
20
Total
Notes
References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "Contact Us > Domestic." Shaheen Air. Retrieved
on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International
Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi75200, Pakistan"
2. Jump up^ "Shaheen Air flights for Riyadh - Anna Aero"
Shaheen Air inaugurates operations in Riyadh with three
routes from Pakistan
3. ^ Jump up to:a b Shaheen Air Services
4. Jump up^ Shaheen Air Cargo services Accessed 2009-1231
5. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Shaheen
route map
6. Jump up^ Shaheen suspend LBA service
7. Jump up^ "Pakistan's Shaheen Air jet makes emergency
landing, avoids crash". The News Tribe.
8. Jump up^ [1]
9. Jump
up^ http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/search.ph
p?manufacturer=Airbus&type=A320&fleet=3300&fleetStatus
=4
10. Jump up^ http://www.shaheenair.com/sai-web/fleet.php
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