Air taxi service to commence from June 18

Sky Wings CEO says service will be gradually expanded nationwide

KARACHI:

Sky Wings Chief Operating Officer (COO) Imran Aslam Khan on Saturday announced that Pakistan's first air taxi service would officially commence from June 18 after the company’s two aircrafts arrived in Karachi.

During a news conference after the inaugural ceremony in Karachi, COO Aslam stated that the online application for availing the air taxi service would be available in a few days.

The COO said through the air taxi service, timely arrivals and departures could be made to remote areas across the country on an urgent basis. For ticketing and landing purposes, he claimed that there were around 29 airstrips located throughout the country, with nearly eight of them fully operational.

For developing the application, he said that both – a foreign and a Pakistani company – were consulted. “It is highly delightful that the results of the Pakistani company's developed application are outstanding,” he said, adding that the same Pakistani company's application would be used for the service.

Sky Wings CEO Captain Asim Nawaz claimed that international companies were contacting them for participation in the business as well.

The service, he added, will also operate from Rahim Yar Khan and Balochistan apart from the country's nine airports and private ones.

CEO Nawaz said that the service would be gradually expanded nationwide.

The CEO claimed that the Sky Wings Electric Air Vehicles (EAVs), included in the aviation fleet, are capable of flying at a speed of 300 kilometres per hour, and can fly at an altitude of 14,000 feet during the flight.