SereneAir (Pvt.) Limited
IATA ICAO Callsign
ER[1] SEP[1] SERENE[2]
FoundedMay 2016
Commenced operations29 January 2017
Operating bases
Fleet size7
Destinations11
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Key people
  • Muhammad Safdar Khan (CEO)
Employees2,000
Websitewww.sereneair.com

SereneAir (Urdu: سیرین ایئر) is a privately-owned Pakistani airline that began operating services in January 2017. SereneAir operates scheduled domestic flights within Pakistan and its first international flight departed for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 16 March 2021.[3]

History

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority granted a license in March 2016 that permitted the establishment of SereneAir.[4] The airline received its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, in November 2016.[5] The airline started operations on 29 January 2017, a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate.[6] The inaugural flight departed Islamabad for Karachi on 29 January 2017.[7] Serene Air took delivery of their first Airbus A330-200 on 27 August 2020.[8]

Corporate affairs

SereneAir is a privately owned airline headquartered in Islamabad.[7][9] It's chief executive officer is Air Vice Marshal(R) Muhammad Safdar Khan.[10]

Destinations

As of December 2023, SereneAir flies to the following destinations:[11]

Country City Airport Status Refs
ChinaBeijingBeijing Daxing International Airport[12]
Pakistan IslamabadIslamabad International AirportFocus city
KarachiJinnah International AirportFocus city
LahoreAllama Iqbal International AirportFocus city
PeshawarBacha Khan International Airport
QuettaQuetta International AirportFocus city
Saudi ArabiaJeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport [13]
RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport [13]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
United Arab EmiratesSharjahSharjah International Airport[14]
DubaiDubai International Airport[14]

Fleet

As of December 2023, SereneAir operates the following fleet of aircraft.[15]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A330-200 3 24 275 299
Boeing 737-800 4 — — 189 189
Total 7

Accidents and incidents

  • On October 8, 2023, an Airbus A330-200 (registered AP-BNE), flying from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with more than 309 Umrah pilgrims on board, was en-route about 280 NM north of Karachi (Pakistan) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Karachi for a safe landing about one hour after the depressurization.[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Serene Air". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. pp. 3–1–85. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "StackPath". aviationpros.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Bhatti, Sohail (19 October 2016). "Pakistan's upcoming airline SereneAir to begin domestic operations by year end". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan's Serene Air adds maiden aircraft, a B737-800". ch-aviation. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan's Serene Air commences operations". ch-aviation. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Serene Air operational on domestic routes". Dawn. Pakistan. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan's Serene Air adds maiden widebody, an A330-200". ch-aviation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Contact". SereneAir. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "CEO's Message | SereneAir". www.sereneair.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "SereneAir Destinations". SereneAir. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Serene Air launches 2 weekly flights to Beijing this month". Pakistan Today. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  13. 1 2 Asghar, Mohammad (18 December 2020). "Serene Air allowed to operate flights to Saudi Arabia, UAE". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  14. 1 2 "SereneAir Route". SereneAir. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 28.
  16. ↑ simpfly (20 October 2023). "Depressurization over Pakistan - SereneAir Incident". Simpfly. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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