Safi Airways to Start Flights Between Kabul and Islamabad

[Abbas Ali]

Afghanistan's Safi Airways (safiairways.com) is planning to start thrice-a-week flights between Kabul and Islamabad from October 1, 2013.

http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/bre ... -oct-2013/

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[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, Safi Airways inaugural flight from Kabul to Islamabad today (October 1) carried 65 passengers.



Apparently Gerry's Dnata will provide ground handling services to Safi Airways at Islamabad Airport.

From information on Safi Airways official website (safiairways.com) it seems the airline will operate flights between Kabul and Islamabad thrice-a-week on every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.

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[Abbas Ali]

Apparently Safi Airways Airbus A319-112 (registration YA-TTE) operated airline's inaugural Kabul to Islamabad flight 4Q-255.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ya-tte

The same A319 with Irish registration EI-FBO photographed at Shannon Airport, Ireland, in June 2013 before delivery to Safi Airways with Afghan registration YA-TTE.


Safi Airways Airbus A319-112, EI-FBO. by Trevor Mulkerrins, on Flickr

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[AP-BGJ]

on Pakistan general aviation forum on Facebook one can see water salute being given to safi air flight.
Also just 10 minutes ago i saw plain white Airbus A 340-642 taking off from Islamabad airport. flight radar24 shows it as a plane from Malta. Any idea what it was doing in Islamabad ?
cheers guys !!

[Abbas Ali]

Safi Airways Airbus A319 Kabul-Islamabad-Kabul flight timings:

Flight Number: 4Q-255
Aircraft Type: Airbus A319-100
Departure from Kabul: 1:00 PM
Arrival at Islamabad: 2:45 PM
Days of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Flight Number: 4Q-256
Aircraft Type: Airbus A319-100
Departure from Islamabad: 3:45 PM
Arrival at Kabul: 4:25 PM
Days of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

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[Abbas Ali]

Safi Airways Airbus A319-112 "City of Herat" (registration YA-TTE) photographed at Islamabad Airport in December 2013.


Click here to see large photo.

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[Abbas Ali]

Safi Airways is also using Airbus A319 to operate flights between Kabul and Islamabad via Herat.

Kabul to Islamabad via Herat flight 4Q-257.

Source: islamabadairport.com.pk

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/4q257

Islamabad to Kabul via Herat flight 4Q-258.

Source: islamabadairport.com.pk

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/4q258

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