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Shaheen Air International NL

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Shaheen Air International (code NL) is an airline based in Pakistan. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeNL

ICAO codeSAI

Home countryPakistan

CallsignSHAHEEN AIR

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Shaheen Air International — facts & history

We gathered Shaheen Air International's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 1993.

Founded

1993

33 years ago

Headquarters

Karachi

Shaheen Air International was a private Pakistani airline with its head office at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi and was founded by the Shah family. It remained Pakistan's second-largest airline until its liquidation in 2018 due to financial troubles. The airline owed Rs. 1.36 billion to the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan (CAA), as well as salaries to its employees.

Background: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · figures: Wikidata (CC0)

Route network

Where Shaheen Air International flies

Main bases (by number of routes): להור (LHE) · פשוואר (PEW) · ראוואלפינדי (ISB) · קראצ'י (KHI) · שרג'ה (DXB) · ג'דה (JED)

Key destinations

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When a flight goes wrong

Compensation for a Shaheen Air International flight

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Which alliance is Shaheen Air International in?

Shaheen Air International is not part of any of the three major alliances.

What is Shaheen Air International's flight code?

The IATA code is NL, the ICAO code is SAI.

Where does Shaheen Air International operate most of its flights from?

The main base is Lahore (LHE), then Peshawar (PEW). In total the airline serves about 19 destinations.

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