Islamabad, Pakistan: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has issued a South Air AOC, clearing the newly established private airline to begin operations in the coming days.
The Air Operator Certificate was issued under the signature of CAA Director General Nadir Shafi Dar.
Officials said the Ministry of Defence and the Civil Aviation Authority supported the certification process.
Dar said the CAA remained committed to supporting growth and development in Pakistan’s aviation sector. South Air plans to operate flights to airports across Pakistan.
The airline has already conducted test flights to New Gwadar International Airport and Sukkur Airport. CAA inspectors monitored and evaluated those test flights as part of the certification process.
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South Air had earlier obtained a Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration licence from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, according to ProPakistani.
The recent foreign airline activity in Pakistan includes Saudi airline Flyadeal’s operations to Karachi.
Flyadeal’s first flight, F3 166, arrived at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi at 8:04 a.m. after the CAA approved its Pakistan operations in November 2024. The Saudi carrier plans flights between Riyadh, Karachi and Jeddah.
