Thursday, 12 June 2008 14:25 www.daily.pk
Pakistan Daily

Pakistan's fastest growing private sector airline, Airblue, has completed one year of its operation to Manchester on May 31 contributing to a market growth of 49.28 percent on the Islamabad-Manchester sector.

According to the figures provided by Manchester Airport Authority, the market size increased by 49.28 percent during the period from June 2007 to May 2008. Airblue carried a record number of 84,383 passengers during this period, which was 37.97 percent of the market.

To celebrate the completion of one year of successful operations to Pakistan from Manchester and record its outstanding performance, Airblue invited the leading travel agents, media persons, commercially important personalities, representative of various organisations. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, CEO Airblue, Syed Nasir Ali, MD Airblue, and the Counsel General of Pakistan for Manchester Masroor Junejo also attended the event.

Airblue festivities continued at Manchester Airport with cake cutting ceremony followed by awarding a free return Airblue ticket to Manchester to a lucky passenger Ms Rehna Khan through a computer ballot. The ticket was presented to the lucky winner by Ms Janet Senior, Terminal Duty Manager, Manchester International airport.

Ms Rehna Khan said that by profession she is a doctor and travelling to Pakistan (Peshawar) for a noble cause. The purpose of her visit will be providing training to doctors at Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medicine and exchanging information.

She was extremely satisfied with the on-line reservation system of Airblue, call centre response/help and services at the airport. She praised Airblue and the staff and rated the automated services of the carrier amongst the world finest airlines. At Islamabad International Airport Airblue rewarded a free ticket to the first passenger to board the Manchester flight on June 01, 2008. Yahiya Khan was the lucky winner.

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