{"id":28561,"date":"2024-04-21T19:22:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=28561"},"modified":"2024-04-21T19:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:22:59","slug":"azerbaijan-airlines-starts-direct-flights-for-karachi-after-successful-operations-for-islamabad-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/azerbaijan-airlines-starts-direct-flights-for-karachi-after-successful-operations-for-islamabad-lahore\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan Airlines Starts Direct Flights for Karachi after Successful Operations for Islamabad & Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan Airlines has started direct flight from Baku to Karachi twice a week in the beginning. The number of flights can be increased with the number of the travelers from Karachi. AZAL is already operating direct flights between Baku and Lahore Islamabad. The first direct flight from Baku to Karachi landed at the airport in the wee hours of 19 April, Friday morning.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n
The Civil Aviation Authority presented the aircraft with a traditional water cannon salute on arrival at the Jinnah International Airport.<\/h5>\n
The flight crew and around 90 passengers were warmly welcomed by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Industries Minister Ikramullah Dharejo, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan\u2019s chief executive Zubair Motiwala, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Iftikhar Ahmed and officials of the Foreign Office.<\/h5>\n
Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khazar Farhadov was also present to greet the inaugural flight.<\/h5>\n
Governor Tessori termed it a historic achievement for both the nations and said that the direct link between Baku and Karachi would boost trade, tourism and bilateral relations.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
He said that Pakistan-Azerbaijan bilateral trade volume was $ 10 million that has witnessed a three time growth after start of direct flight operation.<\/h5>\n
He hoped that air connectivity with the biggest city of the country would help bolstering the trade relation between the brotherly countries.<\/h5>\n
\u201cKarachi is not only economic and financial hub of Pakistan but it is gateway to a number of tourist places,\u201d he said and hoped that it would help strengthening people to people contacts as well as tourism in both the country.<\/h5>\n

Pakistan Azerbaijan Direct Connectivity – Another Milestone Achieved – by – Tazeen Akhtar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n