Ua hoʻokumu ʻo Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) i nā mokulele ʻelua pule e hoʻopili ana iā Al Ain, UAE me Peshawar, Pakistan.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Maarten De Groof, Luna Hoʻokele Nui o Abu Dhabi Airports: "ʻO Pakistan kekahi o kā mākou ʻoihana nui a koʻikoʻi loa o ka hana, a hauʻoli mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i kēia mau huakaʻi hou i kēlā me kēia pule e lawe ana i nā poʻe hele a mai Al Ain a. Peshawar. Hoʻonui hou kēia mea hou i ka pūnaewele o Al Ain International Airport, e hāʻawi ana i kā mākou poʻe kaʻa me nā lawelawe i hoʻonui ʻia a me ka pilina. Manaʻo mākou i ka hoʻomau ʻana i ke kūkulu ʻana i nā hui hou e hoʻokō i ka koi ulu o ka mākeke.
E hoʻohana ʻo Pakistan International Airlines i ke ala me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kāna mokulele Airbus 320-200, kahi e loaʻa ai nā noho 8 Premium Economy a me nā noho 150 Economy Class i kāna hoʻonohonoho o kēia manawa. Ma ka Pōʻalima a me ka Lāpule, hoʻomaka nā mokulele e haʻalele mai ka Peshawar International Airport ma 08:10 LT, e hōʻea ana i Al Ain International Airport ma 10:10 LT. Hoʻomaka ʻia nā huakaʻi hoʻi i Peshawar e haʻalele mai Al Ain International Airport ma 11:10 LT a hōʻea i Peshawar International Airport ma 15:10 LT.
Ma ke kamaʻilio ʻana i ka manawa, ua ʻōlelo ka Pelekikena a me Luna Nui o ka PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik: “Ke hoʻololi nei ka PIA a ke hoʻoikaika nei e hāʻawi i nā lawelawe maikaʻi loa i kāna mau mea kūʻai aku. ʻO nā mea lawelawe pū kekahi me ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka pilina kūpono i kāna poʻe kaʻa a me nā mokulele pololei i nā kūlanakauhale ma Gulf a me KSA i nā wahi nui a pau ma Pakistan. He mākeke ikaika ʻo Al-Ain a ua koi mau ʻia e ka diaspora Pakistani kūloko e hoʻomaka i nā mokulele pololei ma waena o Al-Ain a me Peshawar. Ke hoʻonui nei ʻo PIA i kāna pūnaewele a e hoʻolauna hou ʻia nā wahi hoihoi hou a me nā alapine hou aʻe ma nā ala e kū nei e hoʻohui hou i kā mākou pūnaewele.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “Pakistan has always been one of our largest and most significant areas of operations, and we are pleased to welcome these new bi-weekly flights carrying passengers to and from Al Ain and Peshawar.
- The service elements also include providing convenient connectivity to its passengers and direct flights to cities in Gulf and KSA to all major destinations in Pakistan.
- Al-Ain is a strong market and there was a persistent demand by the local Pakistani diaspora to start direct flights between Al-Ain and Peshawar.
