11 Facts About Airblue

1.

Airblue Limited is a private Pakistani airline with its head office on the 12th floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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2.

Airblue operates scheduled domestic and international flights, the latter to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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3.

On 14 August 2005 Airblue launched its first international flight from Karachi to Dubai.

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4.

On June 4,2007, Airblue launched its inaugural flight to Manchester using the Airbus A321.

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5.

Airblue changed its IATA code from ED to PA in June 2012, the new code originally belonged to the defunct and once iconic carrier Pan American World Airways.

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6.

Airblue serves the following destinations as of August 2018, the list includes former routes.

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7.

Airblue formerly had a business class section but dropped it due to exogenous economic factors.

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8.

Airblue was the first airline in Pakistan to introduce e-ticketing, wireless check-in, and self-check-in kiosk facilities.

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9.

Airblue inaugurated its premium lounge at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi in November 2008.

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10.

Airblue has launched an e-Cargo service to cater to air freight markets of Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

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11.

Airblue had a contractual partnership with the Ukrainian Windrose Airlines for a three-year wet-lease of some Windrose aircraft.

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