Jinnah International Airport, Karachi

A new low-cost airline is being launched in Pakistan that will serve both domestic and international routes.

The agreement covers flights between the capital cities of Oman and Egypt, as well as onward domestic and international destinations.

As British Airways begins a second route to Pakistan, Routes looks at the state of the country’s somewhat underexploited aviation market.

The Turkish LCC is pushing ahead with plans to open its first route to Pakistan.

Pakistan International Airlines has been cleared to resume two routes to the UK using aircraft chartered from Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly.

Gulf carrier aims to “gradually” resume services with the goal of operating 45% of its pre-COVID capacity by August.