SereneAir

SereneAir (Pvt.) Limited

IATA ICAO Call sign ER [1] SEP [1] SERENE [2]
Founded	May 2016;8 years ago (2016-05)
Commenced operations	29 January 2017;8 years ago (2017-01-29)
Operating bases	Islamabad Karachi Lahore Quetta
Fleet size	9
Destinations	11
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Key people	Muhammad Safdar Khan (CEO)
Website	www.sereneair.com

SereneAir (Urdu : سیرین ایئر) is a privately owned Pakistani airline that began operating services in January 2017. SereneAir operates scheduled domestic flights within Pakistan and its first international flight departed for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 16 March 2021. ^[3]

History

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority granted a license in March 2016 that permitted the establishment of SereneAir. ^[4] The airline received its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, in November 2016. ^[5] The airline started operations on 29 January 2017, a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate. ^[6] The inaugural flight departed Islamabad for Karachi on 29 January 2017. ^[7] Serene Air took delivery of their first Airbus A330-200 on 27 August 2020. ^[8]

Corporate affairs

SereneAir is a privately owned airline headquartered in Islamabad. ^{[7] [9]} Its chief executive officer is Air Vice Marshal(R) Muhammad Safdar Khan. ^[10]

Destinations

As of June 2024 ^[update] , SereneAir flies to the following destinations: ^[11]

Country	City	Airport	Status	Refs
China	Beijing	Beijing Daxing International Airport		[12]
Pakistan	Faisalabad	Faisalabad International Airport	Terminated
	Islamabad	Islamabad International Airport	Hub
	Karachi	Jinnah International Airport	Base
	Lahore	Allama Iqbal International Airport	Base
	Peshawar	Bacha Khan International Airport
	Quetta	Quetta International Airport	Base
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	King Abdulaziz International Airport		[13]
	Medina	Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
	Riyadh	King Khalid International Airport		[13]
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai International Airport		[14]
	Sharjah	Sharjah International Airport		[14]

Fleet

As of December 2024 ^[update] , SereneAir operates the following fleet of aircraft.

Aircraft	In service	Parked	Orders	Notes [15]
Airbus A330-200	3	1	0
Boeing 737-800	1	3	0
Airbus A320-200	2	0	0	[16]

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Accidents and incidents

• On October 8, 2023, an Airbus A330-200 (registered AP-BNE), flying from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with more than 309 Umrah pilgrims on board, was en-route about 280 NM north of Karachi (Pakistan) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Karachi for a safe landing about one hour after the depressurization. ^[17]
• On December 2, 2021, an Airbus A330-200 (registered AP-BNG), operating a regional flight from Karachi to Islamabad was on approach to Islamabad's runway 28L when a bird impacted the landing gear of the airplane. The airplane landed safely. ^{[18] [19]}
• On April 5, 2021, an Airbus A330-200 (registered AP-BNE), from Karachi to Islamabad with 120 people on board, was already en-route at FL370 about 220 nm northeast of Karachi when the pilot received an engine stall indication and the engine was shut down. The flight was diverted back to Karachi for a safe landing on runway 25L (Jinnah International Airport, Karachi) about 40 minutes after exiting FL370. ^[20]

See also

• AirSial
• airblue

References

1. "Serene Air". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
2. "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration . 5 January 2017. pp. 3–1–85. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
3. "StackPath". aviationpros.com. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
4. Bhatti, Sohail (19 October 2016). "Pakistan's upcoming airline SereneAir to begin domestic operations by year end". Dawn . Pakistan. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
5. "Pakistan's Serene Air adds maiden aircraft, a B737-800". ch-aviation. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
6. "Pakistan's Serene Air commences operations". ch-aviation. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
7. "Serene Air operational on domestic routes". Dawn . Pakistan. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
8. "Pakistan's Serene Air adds maiden widebody, an A330-200". ch-aviation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
9. "Contact". SereneAir. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
10. "CEO's Message | SereneAir". www.sereneair.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
11. "SereneAir Destinations". SereneAir. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
12. "Serene Air launches 2 weekly flights to Beijing this month". Pakistan Today. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
13. Asghar, Mohammad (18 December 2020). "Serene Air allowed to operate flights to Saudi Arabia, UAE". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
14. "SereneAir Route". SereneAir. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
15. "Serene Air fleet". Planespotters.net. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
16. "Serene Air Expands Fleet with Two New Airbus A320 Planes". Pakistan Today. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
17. simpfly (20 October 2023). "Depressurization over Pakistan - SereneAir Incident". Simpfly. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
18. "Serene A332 at Islamabad on Dec 2nd 2021, bird strike". www.aeroinside.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
19. "اسلام آباد ایئرپورٹ پر نجی طیارے سے پرندہ ٹکرا گیا، بحفاظت لینڈنگ". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
20. "Pakistani airline's Airbus A330 suffers 2nd in-flight engine shut down - AeroTime". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Serene Airways Online Booking

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