“We are certain that the Abu Dhabi – Pakistan route will serve a growing number of passengers between our two countries and we are hopeful that demand will see us able to increase our frequencies to and from the UAE capital in a short period of time.”

In addition to AirBlue increasing its international network, another milestone was noted at the reception ceremony today as Abu Dhabi Airports Company celebrated Air Blue’s arrival by confirming that the Pakistani carrier was the 40th airline to operate out of the Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Mohammed Al Bulooki, VP, Airline Marketing and Aeronautical Revenue, ADAC said:

“We are, of course, pleased to welcome AirBlue to Abu Dhabi on this unique occasion but it is also pleasing to note that their arrival is reason for further celebration in that the airline becomes the 40th airline to operate from Abu Dhabi International Airport. In line with the expansion and planning efforts, it is clear that an ever increasing number of commercial carriers are seeing the benefits of operating from the UAE capital and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.”

“This in turn provides greater accessibility to key destinations worldwide and, importantly, greater choice for all our existing and future passengers.”

From 24 August, Air Blue will operate the service on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. In-bound flights will arrive in Abu Dhabi at 12:00hrs (13:00hrs after 1 September) and out-bound flights will depart at 13:00hrs (14:00hrs after 1 September). Average flight time is three hours.