Air Indus

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Air Indus was a Pakistan private airline based in Karachi operating as a domestic airline. Its headquarters were located in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi." REGULAR PUBLIC TRANSPORT LICENCEES" ( Archive). Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on June 10, 2014. "Air Indus (Pvt) Limited (RPT) C, 13th Commercial Street, Phase-II Extension, DHA, Karachi-Pakistan" Air Indus started operations on 28 July 2013. However, it was forced to suspend operations on 1 July 2015 after the Civil Aviation Authority suspended its operations for not fulfilling the Pakistani legal requirements of having three operating aircraft after two aircraft were damaged in a terrorist attack at Karachi Jinnah Airport on July 9, 2014. Its main base of operations and hub was Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.

The airline announced resumption of operations in January 2016 but never actually managed to restart its operation due to unavailability of aircraft. The airline's remaining aircraft is in a grounded state near Jinnah International Airport's graveyard.

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Destinations Air Indus launched its operations on 28 July 2013, and never fulfilled promise on low fares. Instead, it halted operations on 1 July 2015 due to suspension of its operating license. Former locations Air Indus announce launch dates served by the airline include:

Pakistan	Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur Airport
	Faisalabad	Faisalabad International Airport
	Islamabad	Benazir Bhutto International Airport
	Karachi	Jinnah International Airport
	Lahore	Allama Iqbal International Airport
	Multan	Multan International Airport
	Peshawar	Bacha Khan International Airport
	Quetta	Quetta International Airport

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Frequent flyer program The Air Indus frequent flyer program was called Indus Miles. The program offered various privileges including priority check-in, priority boarding, priority standby and extra baggage allowance, free award tickets and discounts at various outlets. Indus Miles could be accrued by traveling on Air Indus flights, as well as through partners for booking hotels, renting a car or dining out.

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Relaunch Air Indus has been planning to relaunch operations with new ATR 72 aircraft since the second quarter of 2019. The airline will resume operations to national hubs, and will start operations to the social-economic centres of Pakistan, such as Gwadar, Sukkur, Gilgit and Rahim Yar Khan. The airline also plans to include narrow-body jets for operations to the Middle East.

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Fleet As of April 2017, the Air Indus fleet's three Boeing 737-300 aircraft are stored on the tarmac of Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Three other Airbus ATR 72 have been signed by Air Indus.

+ Air Indus fleet
ATR 72	—0	3	—
Boeing 737	—3	0	—

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See also

• List of companies of Pakistan
• List of airlines of Pakistan
• List of airports in Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan

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External links

• Air Indus Orders Three Russian Made Aircraft
• Air Indus License Suspended due to Safety Concerns: CAA

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