Airblue Airline to launch air service between Quetta and Karachi from March
('Baluchistan Times' - Week of Feb 07, 2005 )
Staff Reporter

Quetta: Air service between Quetta and Karachi would be launched from March 1st this year, the Director Commercial Airblue Airline, Sayed Nasir Ali, announced here Thursday.

While briefing newsmen here at a local hotel, he said that all arrangements have been made to launch air service between Quetta and Karachi in order to facilitate the people of Balochistan. Travel agents were also present on the occasion.

Mr. Nasir Ali stated that [Airblue] has adopted effective steps to meet the market demands and to facilitate the passengers traveling through it. He informed that highly qualified and skilled persons have been recruited in Airblue to ensure provision of better service to passengers. "We would [meet]the expectations of passengers", he assured. Director Commercial Airblue airline said that we have three A-320 aircraft, which are three to four years old.

In response to a query, he said that at first this service would be four days a week that would be extended later. However, Mr. Nasir Ali mentioned that we would consider on launching service for Islamabad and Lahore as well. He made it clear that is was 100 per cent Pakistani airlines, financed by Pakistanis living in the United States.

Commenting over appointments at Airblue, Mr. Nasir Ali said that a total of 400 direct jobs would be provided throughout the country, saying that in Balochistan locals would be given jobs in the airline. Director Commercial Airblue on the occasion told that passengers' growth has been increased rapidly countrywide and predicted that the passenger growth in Quetta would be enhanced for twenty per cent in one year.