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  • Nomi Ansari designs AirSial’s crew uniform

    Nomi Ansari designs AirSial’s crew uniform

    The cabin crew of the all-new local Pakistani airline, AirSial, will be wearing the uniforms designed by Nomi Ansari.

    Ansari, who is renowned for his aesthetically-pleasing designs, took to Instagram to announce the news.

    “We are delighted to announce our affiliation with AirSial,” wrote the designer. “As the airline is set to spread its wings, we have designed a range of sleek yet stylish uniforms for its crew members.”

    AirSial also made the announcement about their affiliation with the designer on its Twitter account.

    “It is with immense pleasure AirSial announces, that Pakistan’s topmost performing designer in the fashion industry known for his exceptional and astounding dresses, having bagged countless awards has designed uniforms for us and it is none other than Nomi Ansari the styling icon of Pakistan,” read the post.

    “We would like to thank Nomi Ansari for his tremendous and tireless effort in shaping our uniforms to the international standards giving them the most modest image matching our culture and traditions,” it further added. 

    The airline, which is expected to start its operations from mid-December, was inaugurated today (Wednesday) by Prime Minister Imran Khan in Sialkot.

  • AirSial to start flights by mid-December

    AirSial to start flights by mid-December

    After a months-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, AirSial is finally here. The private airline owned by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry will start its operations from next month, and its first Airbus A320-200 plane has already arrived in Sialkot this Sunday.

    AirSial was among six new airlines that had applied to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for regular public transport (RPT) licences in 2018. However, following the issuance of the permit, it had faced an uncertain future after its launch scheduled for May 2020 was indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic among other reasons.

    But, the arrival of its fleet from the US means the private airline is all-set to launch its flights operations. Meanwhile,

    reports also claim that PM Imran Khan will inaugurate the private airline on Dec 9, but the operations would be started much later. It will operate flights between Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Sialkot and Peshawar before expanding operations to the other cities.

    Initially, the airline’s operations will rely on three Airbus A320-200s, which have been leased from AerCap, the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company, based in Dublin, Ireland.

    According to an AirSial official quoted by Dawn, two more aircraft would arrive soon in Sialkot, one of them on Dec 3, to join the new airline’s fleet.

    Reacting to the development, cricketer Shoaib Malik, who hails from Sialkot, said it was a “proud moment for everyone in Sialkot, who has been a part of the process”.