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Orient Airways Ltd. (Urdu: اورینٹ ایَیر ویز لمیٹڈ) was an airline established in 1946 with its base in Calcutta, Bengal, British India.The airline shifted operations to the newly independent state of Pakistan in 1947, [2] and was rechristened as Pakistan International Airlines in 1955.
Pakistan International Airlines, [a] commonly known as PIA, is the national flag carrier of Pakistan.With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and Islamabad International Airport.
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) is a Hong Kong, China based investment holding company involved in international transportation and logistics, and property investment and property development. [2] It is the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), one of the world's largest container shipping companies. [3]
Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after Orient Airways merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to Heathrow Airport via Cairo International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Fiumicino, Italy , using three ...
Imperial Airways was one of the first airlines to fly to Karachi in December 1926 when Pakistan was a part of British India. [2] J. R. D. Tata made the maiden voyage from Juhu Aerodrome in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Drigh Road airstrip (now Jinnah International Airport), Karachi, via Ahmedabad, on 15 October 1932, carrying mail in a Puss Moth ...
Pakistan International Airlines: PK PIA: PAKISTAN: 1946: Islamabad International Airport: 48 Full service Airblue: PA ABQ: Air Blue: 2004: Islamabad International Airport: 30 Full service Serene Air: ER SEP: Serene Air: 2017: Jinnah International Airport: 20 Full service Air Sial: PF SIF: Air Sial: 2020: Jinnah International Airport: 15 Full ...
Karachi (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː tʃ i /; Urdu: کراچی [kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː]; Sindhi: ڪراچي ; IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
In 1934, M. M. Ispahani and partnership was converted to a limited liability company in Kolkata. [2] [4] Orient Airways was founded by Mirza Ahmad Ispahani and Adamjee Haji Dawood on 23 October 1946. [5] In 1948 the company was moved to Chittagong, East Pakistan. [2] [4] In 1965 he founded the Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital in ...