Serene Air Operating Flights With Three Aircraft - Pakistan CAA to Consider Suspending Airline's International Flights

[Abbas Ali]

Pakistan CAA is going to consider suspended Serene Air international flight operations in case the airline fails to make its grounded aircraft operational this month.

Under Pakistan's National Aviation Policy, Pakistani airlines are required to maintain a fleet of at least five airworthy aircraft registered in Pakistan for operating international flights. The policy allows airlines to operate domestic flights with a fleet of at least three airworthy aircraft registered in Pakistan.

Presently, Serene Air is operating flights with three airworthy aircraft including two Airbus A330-200s and one Boeing 737-800. The airline's grounded aircraft include one Airbus A330-200 and three Boeing 737-800s.

According to Serene Air CEO Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Muhammad Safdar Khan, four aircraft in airline's fleet are grounded due to engine issues. The airline has sent four engines to Finland and one of airline's grounded aircraft is expected to become operational in coming days. Serene Air intends to make its fleet of aircraft fully operational within next three months.

Info source: https://epaper.brecorder.com/2024/11/07 ... -news.html

3 Operational Aircraft in Serene Air Fleet

Airbus A330-200 aircraft registration AP-BNF
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnf

Airbus A330-200 aircraft registration AP-BNG
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bng

Boeing 737-800 aircraft registration AP-BNA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bna

4 Grounded Aircraft in Serene Air Fleet

Airbus A330-200 aircraft registration AP-BNE
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bne

Boeing 737-800 aircraft registration AP-BNB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnb

Boeing 737-800 aircraft registration AP-BNC
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnc

Boeing 737-800 aircraft registration AP-BND
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnd

Abbas

[Karachi Aviator]

They inducted the a330s with the hope of flying them to EU/UK. After the ban, they have nowhere to fly them. The domestic and ME market is already fiercely competitive. Beijing flights was a good move by Serene but again, too less frequencies. Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo are good routes for them to utilise their a330s.

[Abbas Ali]

Serene Air announces additional domestic flights on routes including:

Karachi-Islamabad-Karachi
Islamabad-Quetta-Islamabad
Lahore-Quetta-Lahore



Abbas

[Karachi Aviator]

Some good potential domestic routes on which no airline is currently operating:

KHI-SKT
ISB-MUX
KHI-BHV
KHI-RYK
PEW-UET

[faisal-777]

Who owns Serene btw ?

[AP-BGL]

Who owns Serene btw ?

I think some Ex-PAF guys and a Chinese group.

[adamalikhan]

I was told by a travel agent in the UK a month ago that Serene Air has been bought by Air Sial and they are planning to get them operating more flights, and the plan will be for Serene Air to be a low cost carrier. Not sure if this is just a rumour?

[Usman123]

CAA still sleeping or any action will be taken? Still only 3 aircraft operational

[danyal77W]

I wonder why this airline has not still gone bankrupt? It has such a bad reputation among travelers, travel agents etc, there is no more confidence left among travelers.

[Abbas Ali]

Number of operational aircraft in Serene Air fleet is down to just two - an Airbus A330 and a Boeing 737.

For operating international flights under Pakistan's National Aviation Policy, Pakistani airlines are required to maintain a fleet of at least five airworthy aircraft registered in Pakistan.

For quite some time, Serene Air is operating international flights with less than five operational/airworthy aircraft registered in Pakistan.

Apparently, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) as the country's aviation regulatory body for some reason has not been able to enforce country's national aviation policy rules/regulations in the case of Serene Air aircraft fleet.

Serene Air fleet status on September 15.

Airbus A330-200

Active:

AP-BNG
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bng

In-active:

AP-BNE (Parked at Islamabad Airport since April 5, 2024)
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bne

AP-BNF (in-active since arriving in Karachi as flight ER1822 from Jeddah on September 8)
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnf

Boeing 737-800

Active:

AP-BNA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bna

In-active:

AP-BNB (Parked at Karachi Airport since April 19, 2024)
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnb

AP-BNC (Parked at Karachi Airport since July 4, 2023)
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnc

AP-BND (Parked at Karachi Airport since April 19, 2024)
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnd

Abbas

[adamalikhan]

Whatever happened to the strategic investment into Serene Air?