KARACHI: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) gave approval to another UAE airline to start flight operations in Pakistan. To facilitate travellers between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistani government granted permission for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to operate its flights to Pakistan.

Government’s decision to allow Wizz Air Abu Dhabi comes weeks after Turkish airline SunExpress was allowed to start operations in Pakistan. SunExpress, joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa has applied for starting operations in country and after completion of formalities.

Recently, Ethiopian Airlines also announced direct flight operations between Karachi and Addis Ababa at start of May. Ethiopian Airlines will commence flight operations from May 1 from Karachi. Airliner will operate four flights weekly, said sources.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 15 2023

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