South Air begins Peshawar-Quetta flight operations

PESHAWAR: South Air on Saturday began Peshawar to Quetta flight service. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi inaugurated the service at Bacha International Airport here.

PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial President Syed Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha also participated in the inaugural ceremony.

The ceremony was attended by South Air Chief Executive Officer Nishat Fatima, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Transport and Mass Transit Samiullah Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Farzand Ali Wazir, and President of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Junaid Altaf. Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also cut a cake on the occasion.

Addressing the ceremony, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi thanked the management of South Air and welcomed the launch of the Peshawar–Quetta air service.

He said that South Air would soon also launch air services to Chitral, Dera Ismail Khan, and Lahore. He stated that improved air connectivity would help enhance travel facilities, economic activities, and trade links in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Provincial President PPP Syed Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha also welcomed the launch of the Peshawar–Quetta air service by South Air.

He said that connecting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with other parts of the country through improved air links was important for the province’s economic and commercial activities.

He expressed his best wishes to the South Air management on the launch of the new air service.

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