Airblue Limited (styled as airblue) is a private airline with its head office on the 12th floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) Towers in Islamabad, Pakistan.[2] It is Pakistan's second largest airline with over 20% share of the domestic market.[3] Airblue operates scheduled flights operating 30 daily services linking four domestic destinations Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar with international services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat, and Manchester. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
Airblue's fleet consists of next-generation Airbus A319, A320 and A340 aircraft.
Led by a team with decades of experience in the industry, airblue embodies a new era in passenger air travel. The company's shareholding structure includes a group of investors including Mr. Tariq Chaudhary with majority stake. Mr. Chaudhary also serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board.
Airblue operates scheduled flights linking four domestic destinations Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar with international destinations of UAE airports Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, as well as Muscat, Oman, Manchester and Birmingham UK, and most recently Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Airblue has integrated unique innovations to ensure security and affordability. Among these are complete online reservation systems, online reservation hold/in person payment at various locations, electronic document handling, and mobile airport check in procedures. Airblue was the first airline in Pakistan to introduce e-ticketing, wireless check-in and self check-in kiosk facilities.