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Airblue airline history
History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on
18 June 2004 with 3 leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft serving
Karachi-Lahore and Karachi-Islamabad with three daily flights
in each direction. The airline was inaugurated by the then Prime
Minister of Pakistan,
During the first year the airline became very popular, which
allowed the airline to compete directly with the flag carrier
PIA and the two other private carriers. This allowed the airline
to expand into more cities in Pakistan including Peshawar, Quetta
and Nawabshah. On 14 August 2005 (Pakistan's 58th Independence
Day) Airblue launched its first international flight from Karachi
to Dubai. On June 4, 2007, Airblue launched its inaugural flight
to Manchester using the Airbus A321.
New Destinations
Expansion plans include Bahrain, Bangkok, Birmingham, Colombo,
Copenhagen, Delhi, Dhaka, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Gatwick,
Mumbai and Singapore. At home they plan to launch Multan and
Sialkot.
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