Wizz Air to start flight operations in Pakistan

ABU DHABI: Wizz Air, the Abu Dhabi-based affordable airline, has announced that it will start operating flights in Pakistan.

The Government of Pakistan has granted access to Wizz Air to begin operations in the country.

European nations and Pakistan share a very scarce number of direct flights on the route and Wizz Air may have found the ideal market because of its low-cost business strategy.

European tourists will now be able to visit Pakistan’s capital Islamabad directly with Wizz Air offering inexpensive flights.

It is not the first time a budget airline would fly out of Pakistan. Pakistan is served by a few low-cost airlines from the Middle East. Flynas, a Saudi low-cost airline at the top of the list, runs flights from Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.

Similarly, Fly Dubai, a budget airline located in Dubai, offers service from Sialkot, Multan, Faisalabad, and Karachi. From Kuwait, a low-cost airline serves Lahore and Karachi.

Another low-cost airline from the UAE that flies to Pakistan is Air Arabia, which operates flights from Karachi, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, and Quetta from its bases in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah, respectively.