Air Indus


Air Indus was a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi operating as a domestic airline. Its headquarters were located in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi. Air Indus started operations on 28 July 2013. However, it was forced to suspend operations on 1 July 2015 after the Civil [Aviation Authority |Civil Aviation Authority] suspended its operations for not fulfilling the Pakistani legal requirements of having three operating aircraft after two aircraft were damaged in a 2014 [Jinnah International Airport attack|terrorist attack at Karachi Jinnah Airport] on July 9, 2014. Its main base of operations and hub was Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
The airline announced resumption of operations in January 2016 but never actually managed to restart its operation due to unavailability of aircraft. The airline's remaining aircraft is in a grounded state near Jinnah International Airport's graveyard.

Destinations

Air Indus launched its operations on 28 July 2013, and never fulfilled promise on low fares. Instead, it halted operations on 1 July 2015 due to suspension of its operating license. Former locations served by the airline include:
CountryCityAirportStatus
PakistanBahawalpurBahawalpur Airport
PakistanFaisalabadFaisalabad International Airport
PakistanIslamabadBenazir Bhutto International Airport
PakistanKarachiJinnah International Airport
PakistanLahoreAllama Iqbal International Airport
PakistanMultanMultan International Airport
PakistanPeshawarBacha Khan International Airport
PakistanQuettaQuetta International Airport

Frequent flyer program

The Air Indus frequent flyer program was called Indus Miles. The program offered various privileges including priority check-in, priority boarding, priority standby and extra baggage allowance, free award tickets and discounts at various outlets. Indus Miles could be accrued by traveling on Air Indus flights, as well as through partners for booking hotels, renting a car or dining out.

Relaunch

Air Indus has been planning to relaunch operations with new ATR 72 aircraft since the second quarter of 2019. The airline will resume operations to national hubs, and will start operations to the social-economic centres of Pakistan, such as Gwadar, Sukkur, Gilgit and Rahim Yar Khan. The airline also plans to include narrow-body jets for operations to the Middle East.

Fleet

As of April 2017, the Air Indus fleet's three Boeing 737-300 aircraft are stored on the tarmac of Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Three other Airbus ATR 72 have been signed by Air Indus.