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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]
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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]
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Corporate affairs
SereneAir is a privately owned airline headquartered in Islamabad.[7][9] Its chief executive officer is Air Vice Marshal(R) Muhammad Safdar Khan.[10]
Destinations
As of June 2024[update], SereneAir flies to the following destinations:[11]
Fleet
As of December 2024[update], SereneAir operates the following fleet of aircraft.
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.[17]
- On December 2, 2021, an Airbus A330-200 (registered AP-BNG), operating a regional flight from Karachi to Islamabad was on approach to Islamabad's runway 28L when a bird impacted the landing gear of the airplane. The airplane landed safely.[18][19]
- On April 5, 2021, an Airbus A330-200 (registered AP-BNE), from Karachi to Islamabad with 120 people on board, was already en-route at FL370 about 220 nm northeast of Karachi when the pilot received an engine stall indication and the engine was shut down. The flight was diverted back to Karachi for a safe landing on runway 25L (Jinnah International Airport, Karachi) about 40 minutes after exiting FL370.[20]
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