Air traffic is growing at a rate of 12 percent per annum in Pakistan due to insufficient and improper transport means including railways and road transport. This was stated by the chairman Bhoja Air, Farouk Bhoja while talking to newsmen at the arrival of Bhoja Air inaugural flight at Lahore Airport here Saturday. He said that the introductory fare of the airline would be Rs 1,999 plus taxes between Karachi-Islamabad, Karachi-Lahore, Karachi-Multan and Karachi-Sukkur for some time to attract passengers.
Farouk said, “The airline is operating with five 737-200 and 737-400 aircrafts and would add two more by April this year when we introduce Karachi-Dubai, Lahore-Dubai flights.” “We have plans to run our flights from Karachi and Lahore to USA, UK, UAE, Kuwait and Qatar”, he added.