Private airline all set to launch int’l flight operations

Islamabad: Pakistan’s private airline, Serene Air will start international flight operations from the federal capital Islamabad to the Saudi capital Riyadh next month.

According to details, Pakistan's private airline Serene Air has announced the launch of flight operations from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.

In the first phase, flights from Islamabad to Riyadh will be started from next month. Serene Air's first flight from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia will take off from Islamabad on December 6. Serene Air will operate two weekly flights from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, one on Monday and the other on Wednesday.

The private airline has also started booking tickets for Saudi Arabia. It should be noted that the Saudi government has still banned the direct arrival of Saudi passengers from Pakistan. Only those who travel abroad after receiving both doses of the Saudi government-approved vaccine are allowed to travel directly to Saudi Arabia.

People from restricted countries have the facility to stay for 14 days in a country from which there is no restriction on the arrival of travelers.

It is pertinent to remember that the Saudi government several months ago banned the direct entry of travelers from Pakistan, India, Turkey, Indonesia, Egypt, Brazil, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Lebanon to Saudi Arabia due to the spread of Coronavirus Delta variant.