Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Discuss issues and news related to PIA, Pakistani airlines and Pakistan's civil & military aviation.
User avatar
Abbas Ali
Site Admin
Posts: 52155
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:52 pm
Location: Pakistan

Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by Abbas Ali »

Last Saudia Boeing 747-400 scheduled passenger flight for Pakistan is expected in Islamabad on March 31/April 1. The Saudi jumbo is scheduled to operate flight from Riyadh to Islamabad on that day.

Info source: http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/08/sv-744-16q1update1/

Probably last flight of a Saudia Boeing 747-400 registered in Saudi Arabia?

Foreign registered Boeing 747-400s may continue to serve Saudia as wet leased aircraft.

Abbas
Dil Dil Pakistan... Jaan Jaan Pakistan

See you at:
Image
CoyBoy
Registered Member
Posts: 1738
Joined: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:13 pm
Location: Pakistan

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by CoyBoy »

I thought LHE was also 747.
User avatar
Abbas Ali
Site Admin
Posts: 52155
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:52 pm
Location: Pakistan

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by Abbas Ali »

BTW, recently Saudia also returned following wet leased Boeing 747-400s.

Boeing 747-481 registration TF-AMS of Air Atlanta Icelandic.
Boeing 747-4H6 registration TF-AAG of Air Atlanta Icelandic.
Boeing 747-4H6 registration EC-KXN of Wamos Air.

Some of these wet leased Boeing 747-400s also performed scheduled Saudia flights to/from Lahore in recent times.

Abbas
Dil Dil Pakistan... Jaan Jaan Pakistan

See you at:
Image
User avatar
AbdulAziz
Registered Member
Posts: 913
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:33 pm

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by AbdulAziz »

SV can remove these 4 B744s anytime this year as they receives B773s and A330s also they will remove 15 EMB170 with B744s.
CoyBoy
Registered Member
Posts: 1738
Joined: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:13 pm
Location: Pakistan

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by CoyBoy »

Abdul Aziz - three 747s have been returned, only one left in fleet.
User avatar
Abbas Ali
Site Admin
Posts: 52155
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:52 pm
Location: Pakistan

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by Abbas Ali »

Today, Saudia Boeing 747-468 with Saudi registration HZ-AIW is performing Jeddah to Islamabad flight SV-722.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/hz-aiw

On January 9, Saudia Boeing 747-468 with Saudi registration HZ-AIX performed Jeddah to Islamabad flight SV-722.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/hz-aix

Abbas
Dil Dil Pakistan... Jaan Jaan Pakistan

See you at:
Image
CoyBoy
Registered Member
Posts: 1738
Joined: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:13 pm
Location: Pakistan

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by CoyBoy »

Ok how many do they have left now?
User avatar
Abbas Ali
Site Admin
Posts: 52155
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:52 pm
Location: Pakistan

Re: Islamabad May See Last Saudia Boeing 747 Scheduled Flight in Pakistan

Post by Abbas Ali »

Following two Boeing 747-400s are also performing Saudia flights as wet leased aircraft.

Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-412 registration TF-AMV.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/tf-amv

Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-4H6 registration TF-AAE.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/tf-aae

Abbas
Dil Dil Pakistan... Jaan Jaan Pakistan

See you at:
Image