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Jinnah Int'l Airport has always been the largest aviation facility - both international & domestic - in Pakistan. It is the primary hub of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
From the 1960s to 1980s Karachi was once a much busier airport. It was an online station of many major airlines of the world including British Airways, Lufthansa, Aeroflot, Swiss Air, KLM, Air France, etc. However, due to the emergence of Dubai's airport in the 1990s, acting as the "gateway between Europe and Asia", several airlines discontinued their service to the airport. The airport states that they handle almost 6 Mio passengers per year.
ARRIVAL:
Upon arrival we gladly went to the "Foreigners" counter. As we had been the only non-Pakistanis on our flight we were through in less than 10 min. Your passport & visa are checked and a small camera takes your picture. (As the whole affair looked rather serious, we tried not to laugh at the female officer's amusing name: Rosie Butt ;-)
Once outside the terminal there are plenty of taxis waiting to take you on the 30-45 min drive into the city. There are also public telephones (where you MUST haggle for the cheapest price possible...)
DEPARTURE:
Be prepared to be separated at the security check before entering the departure lounge. There are separate queues for men & women where your hand luggage is screened. Strangely, we as women were never asked to walk through the metal detector. They seem to prefer a "hands-on approach" with female passengers & we always got the patting-down treatment.
There aren't really any restaurants in the departure area... we saw a McDonald's and reluctantly approached, only to hear that any order would take at least 20 min because the food is cooked in another part of the terminal.
There are some snack-stands where you can purchase soft drinks, chocolate bars, crisps, etc. & for nicotine addicts amongst us there is also a smoking area.
It's not one of the best airport I've ever been in, but also by far not one of the worst. Leave a Comment
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We decided to fly with PiA to Karachi as they had the most convenient flight timings for our hectic travel schedule. Even my Pakistani colleagues at work had warned me: "don't fly PiA! Even Pakistanis try to avoid it!" But, as hardened, brave (and slightly budget-concious) travellers we covered-up, dress decently, had one last strong drink at the airport and boarded the plane...
PiA flies to the following cities in Pakistan:
Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Sukkur & Quetta.
On March 11 of 1955, Orient Airways merged with the Government's proposed airline, becoming Pakistan International Airlines Corporation.
To be on the safe side, we had packed all our clothes as carry-on luggage. As we were attending a traditional wedding & would be wearing Saris, I didn't want to take the risk of my bags taking a subcontinental detour and not reaching us in time for the event. Some friends that had previously travelled on PiA had also given us this advice so we gladly obliged.
In the end, we were pleasantly surprised. We had purchased our economy class return tickets for Dhs 900 each (US$ 245) and it would've been even cheaper if the Islamic holiday of Eid al Adha hadn't been in that following week. The plane to Karachi was relatively new, albeit slightly cramped. The machine on the way back to Dubai was large, spacious, food (we ordered vegetarian meals) was OK and service wasn't friendly but also not rude.
I could imagine that domestic flights might not be so "sophisticated", but for our travel purposes (flight time from Dubai is only 1 hr 45 min after all) PiA was more than sufficient. I definitely have no qualms about recommending PiA as a quick & budget-friendly way to reach Pakistan.
NOTE: Before landing in Karachi you will be asked to fill-in a form with your flight number, passport details and lodging information in Pakistan. This is then checked at Passport Control at the airport. Leave a Comment
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I have a pleasant experience with Air Blue in a KHI-ISB-KHI trip. Plains are new & clean. Flights departed and arrived on time. The food was superb. All crew was cooperative. After making a very good reputition in domestic, now they are conqureing the international routes. For easier online booking facility Click http://www.airblue.com/index.asp. Karachi-Lahore-Islamabad UAN +9221-111-247-258
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS:
Karachi to Islamabad Daily 3 flights at 0700, 1030 & 1600 HRS
Islamabad to Karachi Daily 3 flights at 0930, 1300 & 1830 HRS
Karachi to Lahore Daily 3 flights at 0800, 1300 & 1900 HRS
Lahore to Karachi Daily 3 flights at 1030, 1600 & 2130 HRS
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS:
Karachi to Dubai Daily Flight
Islamabad to Manchester Daily Flight
Lahore to Dubai Daily Flight
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 security at Islamabad is
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 Quaide Azam International
Airport, Karachi by Pakistaniguy
Aero Asia,
Inst. Of Engineering Building. 177-2 Fowler Rd.
Lines Tel: 778-2851-4
SriLankan Airlines,
No. 1. Services
Club Ext. merewether Road
Tel: 566-2679
Egypt Air,
Avari Towers , Shopping Arcade.
Fatima Jinnah Road.
Tel: 566- 1125 , 566- 1135
Emirates Airline
265A, RA Lines
Tel: 568-3377 10 Lines
Gulf Air,
Kashif Centre.
Sharah-e-Faisal.
Tel: 567- 5231 36.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines,
Club Road
Tel: 567- 5231-36
Kenya Airways
4 Lakson Square. Sarwar Shaheed Road.
Tel : 568-5730, 567-0770
Malaysian Airlines
23 Sheraton Shopping Arcade. Club
Road
Tel: 568-2238
Royal Jordanian
Metropole Hotel Merewether Road.
Tel: 566-0458- 60
Saudi Arabian Airlines,
5 Floor. Al Sehat Centre.
Sarfgaraz Rafiqui Shaheed Road.
Tel: 568-2525
Singapore Airlines,
2/3 Services Club Ext. Building Merewethe Road.
Tel: 566-0330 35
Swiss International Airline,
Hotel Metropole,
Merewether Road
Tel: 568-2307
Thai Airways
Hotel Metropile. Merewether Road.
Tel: 566-0160 64
Turkish Airlines,
14 Hotel Avenue Centre.
Tel: 568-5766
United Airlines,
14 Hotel Metropole Abdullah Haroon Road.
Tel: 568-4731 2
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 Jinnah Terminal - QEAIA by I_LOVE_LAHORE
Aero Asia : Tel : 45791190
Aeroflot: Tel : 519192 , 512838
African Airlines: Tel: 4554245+Fax
Air China: Tel : 4542559 - Fax: 4547071
Air France: Tel : 5681071-5, Fax: 5684815
Air Lanka: Tel : 5680382
Biman Bangladesh Airlines: Tel : 5662008
PIAC: Tel : 45794769 , 4578700
Bhoja Air: Tel : 45791037-41 , 4574494
British Airways: Tel : 051-564702
Egypt Air: Tel: 5689605
Cathay Pacific: Tel: 5660391
Emirates Airllines: Tel: 5684500
Ethiopian Airlines: Tel: 5661713
Qatar Airways: Tel:5687804
Gulf Air: Tel: 5682265 , 5678270
Iran Air: Tel: 516293 , 5678274-Fax: 5684055
Indian Airlines:Tel: 5682035 , 5682034-Fax: 5692188
Royal Jordanian Airlines: Tel: 5660440-Fax: 5682026
Kenya Airways: Tel: 5683272-Fax: 5680478
Kuwait Airways: Tel: 5683272-Fax: 5680478
Lufthansa German Airlines: Tel: 4571081/4571096/4571283 -Fax: 4570975
Malaysian Airlines: Tel: 5682629-Fax: 5682195
Oman Airways: Tel: 5689700
Safe Air: Tel: 45791285
Saudi Arabian Airlines: Tel: 568213
Shaheen Air: Tel: 4591185
S wiss Air: Tel: 5682307
Syrian Arabian Airlines: Tel: 5682827
Thai Airways International: Tel: 5660156
Turkish Airlines: Tel: 5670069
Turkmenistan Airlines: Tel: 513468
Uzbekistan Airways: Tel: 5872493
Xin Jiang Airlines of china: Tel: 051-273446
Yemen Airways: Tel: 514776
Singapore Airlines: Tel: 5686198 Leave a Comment
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this new local airline i could not fault very friendly staff , clean fairly new airbus planes, great foiod they even had a free draw/raffle half way through the two hour flight, excellent Leave a Comment
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