South Air starts direct Peshawar-Lahore flights

South Air began direct flights between Peshawar and Lahore on Monday, cutting a journey of several hours by road to about 50 minutes to an hour in the air, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said.

The service started on Nov. 9, Allama Iqbal Day. It will initially operate four times a week.

Kundi said the route would make travel easier for people in Peshawar, especially those who go to Lahore for business.

Routes approved in August

The Pakistan Aviation Authority approved South Air's Peshawar-Lahore and Peshawar-Quetta routes in August, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported at the time. Kundi had asked the airline to start flights on both sectors. The Peshawar-Quetta service is already running.

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More routes planned from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kundi said work was under way on more air links in the province, including flights from Dera Ismail Khan, Chitral and Parachinar. South Air told him that services from Dera Ismail Khan and Chitral would begin once it adds new aircraft to its fleet.

At a meeting at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad on Monday, chaired by Kundi and attended by Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and South Air's management, officials also discussed possible flights to Gilgit, Skardu and Chilas to support tourism and trade.

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Where South Air flies

South Air is a Pakistani domestic airline that connects major cities with smaller ones. Besides Peshawar, its network includes Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Sukkur, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Gwadar, Turbat and Panjgur, according to its website.

Peshawar-Lahore flight at a glance