Qatar Airways to Launch Flights to Faisalabad, Multan and Sialkot in Pakistan

Beginning 16 July 2015, Qatar Airways will begin four weekly passenger services to Sialkot where it already operates dedicated freighter services three times a week.

Sialkot is the airline’s first new passenger route to Pakistan since 2004.

A day later, on 17 July 2015, Qatar Airways will add Faisalabad to its Pakistan network with three flights a week, and from 1 August 2015, Qatar Airways will spread its wings further in Pakistan with the launch of three flights a week to Multan.

Qatar Airways currently operates 45 flights a week spread across four cities in Pakistan – double daily flights to Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, and three flights a week to Peshawar. Karachi was first launched by the airline in 1995, Peshawar in 1998, Lahore in 1999 and Islamabad in 2004.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, “We have had a well-established operation in Pakistan for many years, but have always been looking to expand more, and now thanks to new agreements in place between the relevant authorities, we will soon enjoy significantly greater capacity between Qatar and Pakistan. Our passengers will be able to take advantage of an enhanced choice of destinations when we launch our operations to Faisalabad, Sialkot and Multan in Pakistan adding greater convenience for both business and leisure travellers.”

Qatar Airways will operate an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of up to 12 seats in Business Class and up to 132 in Economy Class on all the new routes to Pakistan.