ISLAMABAD: In order to promote domestic tourism across the country, the federal cabinet on Tuesday approved renewal of a license issued to upcoming airline K2 Airways that has planned to start flights initially on domestic routes.
Addressing a post-cabinet press conference in Islamabad, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has announced that the cabinet nodded renewal of K-2 Airways’ license and approved the issuance of a license to another private airline AirSial.
K2 Airways is a proposed Pakistani airline to be based in Karachi. The airline aims to start Pakistan operations with tourism flights to Skardu and other hilly areas of Pakistan in the initial phase. The initial launch was expected in May 2019, however, a pandemic crisis led to the delay of the launch.
A day earlier, K2 Airways Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tariq Raja, in a meeting with the Secretary Board of Investment (BOI) Pakistan, Fareena Mazhar, said that they were committed to launching the airline operations in Pakistan at the earliest.
Secretary BOI Ms. @fareena_mazhar met with the delegation from K2 AIRWAYS UAE, headed by the CEO Mr. Tariq Raja. The delegation apprised the Secretary on the progress being made by them to begin their airline services in Pakistan, starting with northern areas of country.1/2 pic.twitter.com/ZQzusGkhGU
— Board of Investment, Pakistan (@investinpak) October 11, 2021
