KARACHI, Aug 13: A private sector airline, Airblue, goes international with the departure of its first flight to Dubai on Aug 14. Carrying 120 passengers in the economy class and 20 in business class, the A-320 aircraft will leave on its maiden international flight from Quaid-i-Azam International Airport at 9.30pm.

After a two-hour stay at Dubai Airport, the flight will leave for Karachi at 12.30am reaching here at 3.30am.

The Director Commercial Airblue, Syed Nasir Ali, told journalists on Saturday that the airline had received tremendous response on the commencement of its international operation.—APP

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