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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171110122427/http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142371/salamair-flies-pakistans-skies" class="story__link"><strong>SalamAir flies Pakistan’s skies</strong></a></h2> <div> <span class="size-three"> Published in Sep-Oct 2017 </span> </div> <div class="story__meta size-four my-2">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171110122427/http://aurora.dawn.com/authors/3401/anusha-zahid">Anusha Zahid</a></div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-five text--300 my-2 ">SalamAir will open up travel for Omanis keen to explore the opportunities arising from CPEC projects. </div> </div>   <div class="template__main modifier--open px-1 px-md-0"> <div class="slideshow story__cover slideshow--main " data-slick="{"dots":true,"dotsClass":"slideshow__pager ","asNavFor":null,"cssEase":"ease","speed":250,"autoplaySpeed":4000,"slidesToScroll":1,"slidesToShow":1,"fade":false,"autoplay":true,"infinite":true,"responsive": [{"breakpoint": 720,"settings": {"slidesToShow": 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opportunities”, Al-Balushi says it will also open up an era of unprecedented growth for both domestic and international air cargo and passenger traffic. Moreover, the flights will also serve the needs of the Sultanate’s Pakistani community, which is currently over 220,000.</a> </li> </ul> </div><p class="">Since the announcement of the National Aviation Policy (NAP) 2015 – whereby the government liberalised the air market to encourage foreign airline participation, particularly from the Middle East, the future of Pakistan’s air and travel industry appears promising. Based on current economic and demographic growth, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has projected that intra-Pakistan air traffic will grow at 9.9% over the next 20 years; more than twice the 4.1% projected annual world growth rate (source: JCR-VIS Pakistan Aviation Industry Report 2016). </p><p class="">The latest entrant to venture into Pakistani skies is SalamAir, a budget airline from Oman, launched in January 2017 with the objective to bridge the demand gap for quality and affordable flights by business, leisure and religious travellers on short-haul routes to and from Oman. SalamAir currently flies daily from Muscat to Dubai and Jeddah and thrice a week to Karachi, Madina and Sialkot. </p><hr> <h4 id="toc_0">Based on current economic and demographic growth, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has projected that intra-Pakistan air traffic will grow at 9.9% over the next 20 years; more than twice the 4.1% projected annual world growth rate (source: JCR-VIS Pakistan Aviation Industry Report 2016).</h4> <hr> <p class="">In Pakistan, the airline began operations from Sialkot and according to Mohsin Al-Balushi, Commercial Director, SalamAir, “this is a very exciting time for aviation in Pakistan; especially after the NAP 2015 announcement that laid the groundwork for the industry to capitalise on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and attract new investment into the sector.” </p><p class="">Terming CPEC as a “corridor of tremendous opportunities”, Al-Balushi says it will be a catalyst for future business and economic activity and will generate thousands of jobs across Pakistan. It will also open up an era of unprecedented growth for both domestic and international air cargo and passenger traffic. Moreover, the flights will also serve the needs of the Sultanate’s Pakistani community, which is currently over 220,000. </p><p class="">Elaborating on aviation prospects in Pakistan, Al-Balushi quotes the World Bank’s forecast whereby Pakistan will experience a growth rate of 5.5% by 2018. Pakistan has also been classified as the world’s fifth fastest growing economy. Given these projections, he believes more affordable airlines will be keen to follow SalamAir’s lead and will begin services in Pakistan as well. </p><hr> <h4 id="toc_1">Terming CPEC as a “corridor of tremendous opportunities”, Al-Balushi says it will also open up an era of unprecedented growth for both domestic and international air cargo and passenger traffic. Moreover, the flights will also serve the needs of the Sultanate’s Pakistani community, which is currently over 220,000.</h4> <hr> <p class="">Furthermore, the launch of SalamAir will enable Pakistan’s business community to capitalise on Oman’s investor-friendly regulatory framework and the many options its economy offers including tourism, manufacturing, fisheries, mining and logistics. Similarly, it will also open up travel for Omanis keen to explore the opportunities arising from CPEC projects. </p><p class="">In terms of why SalamAir began operations from Sialkot, Al-Balushi says it is a major export city of Punjab and which has remained an under-served destination. “We saw a promising development there and this has proven very successful.” By starting flights from Sialkot, SalamAir is not only targeting the business community of one city, but of the entire ‘export triangle’ (Gujrat, Gujranwala and Sialkot), which manufactures and exports ceramics, cutlery, gloves, leather garments, sports goods, sportswear and surgical tools. Apart from SalamAir, five other international airlines operate direct passenger and cargo flights from Sialkot Airport including Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Fly Dubai and Qatar Airways. </p><p class="">SalamAir’s flights in Karachi began in June and the third target city is Multan which according to Al-Balushi, is under discussions. “Although we were given the slot approval for Multan months ago, we are still waiting for landing permission.” The airline is also working on expansion to new destinations and these will be announced shortly. </p><p class="">SalamAir has a fleet of three A320s; passengers have three ticket options; Light, Friendly and Flexi. With a hand baggage allowance of seven kilograms, ‘Light’ is the lowest fare option and does not permit any change or cancellation once the booking is made. ‘Friendly’ has a baggage allowance of 20 kg as well as the facility of making changes by paying a fee. The ‘Flexi’ option allows the same baggage allowance, a priority check-in and the ability to change flights without paying a fee.</p><p class="">Keeping in mind the competition from multiple international airlines, SalamAir aims to grab market share through a competitive price structure. A one-way trip from Karachi to Muscat via SalamAir is priced between Rs 8,000 and 9,400. In comparison, the same flight on Etihad Airways costs Rs 24,000, on Fly Dubai and Air Arabia Rs 19,000, on Emirates Rs 23,000 and on Oman Air Rs 25,000 respectively. In terms of local airlines, only PIA (market share 51% as of FY15) and Airblue (market share 13%) fly to Muscat. The former charges between Rs 23,000 and 26,000 (from any city to Muscat) while Airblue offers only Lahore to Muscat flights for Rs 22,000. </p><p class="">Based on the above, Al-Balushi is confident that SalamAir will be successful in redefining the experience of budget airline travel by offering reliability, safety and affordability. “We have opened up the skies to passengers who were previously inhibited from flying because of the cost, while enabling others to fly more frequently.”</p><p class="">As more international flights touch local runways, Pakistan’s airports are expected to earn huge revenues and passengers will benefit from more choice, better services and competitive prices and discounts. 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01:34pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Nice.. Salutes to Dr. Abdus Salam from Oman. Better late than never.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="riz1" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6604"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Yaa</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-03T13:44:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-03T13:44:25+05:00">Oct 03, 2017 01:44pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Good PIA will get easily killed now.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Yaa" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6605"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Thoroughthinker</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-03T13:44:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-03T13:44:42+05:00">Oct 03, 2017 01:44pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>The insane policy of the foreign airlines taking passengers first to their home base before proceeding to the final destinations is responsible for their high costs of fares.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Thoroughthinker" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6606"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">optimistic pk</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-03T13:59:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-03T13:59:13+05:00">Oct 03, 2017 01:59pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Welcome to Pakistan SalamAir !</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="optimistic pk" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6607"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Amer rao</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-03T15:48:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-03T15:48:25+05:00">Oct 03, 2017 03:48pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Salam Air or Good Bye Air, public needs good service.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Amer rao" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6608"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Miqbal rangoonwala</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-03T17:11:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-03T17:11:03+05:00">Oct 03, 2017 05:11pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>We have failed to run PIA how the other airline will be run wonder of the world</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Miqbal rangoonwala" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6614"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Seedoo</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-03T22:42:49+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-03T22:42:49+05:00">Oct 03, 2017 10:42pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>These Middle East based airlines are highly subsidized. To them their image is more important than profitability, and the deep pockets of their fiefdoms filled with petro-dollars ensure these airlines continue to operate without having to worry about black or red ink on their financial statements.</p> <p>Even the US and European airlines are finding difficult to compete with the likes of Emirates and Ittehad. PIA should learn to operate efficiently, however, without a level playing field, there is no way PIA can effectively compete with them.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Seedoo" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6615"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Albela</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-04T05:40:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-04T05:40:05+05:00">Oct 04, 2017 05:40am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Pakistan should raise taxes to subsidize PIA.This way the prices can be kept low.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Albela" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6617"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">MG</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-04T08:15:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-04T08:15:52+05:00">Oct 04, 2017 08:15am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>If sliding of oil continues like now, what for CPEC will be useful? Guld will no longer be a big consumer market and where do China send (dump) goods to?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="MG" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6646"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Akaram Khalikd</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-06T15:57:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-06T15:57:37+05:00">Oct 06, 2017 03:57pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>It is good that Pakistan generate income by allowing foreign airlines to operate from Pakistani's airports. Besides that Pakistani's based airlines should also expand their flights to more destinations.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Akaram Khalikd" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6705"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Robin</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-11T18:42:18+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-11T18:42:18+05:00">Oct 11, 2017 06:42pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Good step..</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Robin" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6818"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Imdad H Nasir Bana</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-21T01:02:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-21T01:02:47+05:00">Oct 21, 2017 01:02am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Congratulations to all the management, owners for starting Salam Air operations in Pakistan, hope Hyderabad the second biggest city of Sindh province is also in consideration as it is very good market of passengers Travelling to Peshawar, Islamabad, Quetta, Lahore, besides export of goods that include fresh fruits and vegetables.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Imdad H Nasir Bana" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6864"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">sajjad memon</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-10-26T14:45:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-26T14:45:29+05:00">Oct 26, 2017 02:45pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>@Albela -go ahead, I would still stay away from PIA.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="sajjad memon" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7066"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Syed Tariq Aleem</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-11-08T11:31:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-11-08T11:31:53+05:00">Nov 08, 2017 11:31am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>May be better airline will become BEST required some incentives and OFFERS for people and Explore ur services advertisements is must</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Syed Tariq Aleem" class="button button--short mr-2 comment__reply caps text--gray"/> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </section> </div>  </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <aside class="pb-4">  <section class="widget theme widget-adsense " data-type="adsense" data-id="546"> <div class="widget__container "> <h2 class="widget__container__title text--300 size-seven text-center caps"><span>Desk Mrec Top</span></h2> <div class="widget__container__body ">  <div class="ad " aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;max-width:300px;max-height:250px"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-3" 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