Pakistan’s airblue launches RAK-Lahore flights

Pakistan’s airblue launches RAK-Lahore flights

Pakistan's larget private sector airline airblue has launched a new service from Ras Al Khaimah to Lahore as demand from the passengers surged after visa and travel restrictions eased by the UAE authorities. The airline's first flight from the provincial capital of Pakistan's Punjab province arrived on Sunday night and returned to the historical city early Monday with full load capacity. "We have planned flights twice a week on the Lahore-RAK-Lahore sector initially as passengers demand is picking up," Sohail Sheikh, airblue's country manager for the UAE, told on Monday. Amer Alazaiza, head of Commercial Department at Ras Al Khaimah Airport, welcomed the inaugural flight from Lahore at Ras Al Khaimah Airport on Sunday evening. Chandrashekhar Deshmukh, chief financial officer at Ras Al Khaimah Airport; Vishwajeet Thanik, head of Cargo at Ras Al Khaimah Airport, and other senior officials were also present on the occasion. Airblue has been operating more than 40 weekly flights to major cities of Pakistan from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. It also plans to expand its UAE network once travel returns to normalcy. "We are planning to launch another service from Al Ain to Peshawar. The proposal is still under consideration and will be finalised