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Gerry's International and Oman Air Inaugurates Its First Flight to Pakistan

Oct 2007: Oman Air continues to announce its new destinations for 2007. The inaugural flight to Karachi in Pakistan takes off on October 1st, 2007. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will be recommencing its operations to Pakistan with flights, 4 times a week to Karachi.

Oman Air Chief Executive Officer, Ziad Bin Karim Al Haremi said: “Oman Air is content to add once again Karachi, Pakistan's economic capital to its Network. This step is part of our strategic commitment to offer value services to the region. We are confident that adding this destination can effectively cater to the large number of the Pakistani community living in and out side of Pakistan, also will certainly offer an alternative travel option for our valued customers in Oman. We will be operating B737-700 and two-class service, with international standards of catering and entertainment in both business and economy.

Mr. Al Haremi said that Oman Air Network would strengthen the bilateral economic relation by connecting the commercial and industrial city of Pakistan, Middle East, and Oman beside other destinations within our rabidly expanding Network. He added that passengers of Pakistan would have access to the extensive route network of Oman Air connecting through the carrier's hub Muscat to its other overseas international destinations.

Oman Air's Corporate Communications and Media Department stated that Karachi is a mega city of some 14 million people. Located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, it is by far the largest city of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, original capital and cultural, economical, philanthropic, educational, and political hub, as well as the largest port of the country.

Gerry's has the distinction of being one of the largest aviation groups in Pakistan and is now ranked as Pakistan’s largest travel, air cargo, information technology, telecommunication and aviation concern. Employing staff strength of 1,300 people, Gerry's is honored to represent a number of international airlines which include Virgin Atlantic Airways, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Royal Caribbean cruises, Oman Air, Air Arabia, United Airlines and Cyprus Airways.

Gerry's also takes pride and pleasure to represent worlds renowned all cargo airline - FedEx Inc. offering air express and cargo services. In addition to GSA representation, Gerry's also maintains the country’s only fully privatized ground-handling operation at all the airports in Pakistan, under joint venture with DNATA, which is a part of the Emirates group. Included in the portfolio of Gerry's is an Information Technology company which includes Gerry's Net - an Internet Service Provider, Gerrys DSL- Broadband operator, Gerrys Satellite & Media- Telecom provider and Gerry's Softlogic.

 

 


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