Jinnah International Airport
Karachi International airport is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport.
In contrast to most world wide countries, the Government of Pakistan has designated Karachi's airport to be the leading aviation facility in that country, intead of the airport located at Pakistan's capital of Islamabad.
Karachi is the hub of Pakistan International Airlines, (PIA).
In 1981, there was a hijack of a PIA plane flying from Karachi to Damascus. The plane was diverted to Kabul, where one passenger lost his life.
In 1986, another PIA jet was hijacked, this time while still at Karachi's runway. 22 people died in that attack.
Airlines currently serving Karachi International include:
- Aero Asia
- Aeroflot
- African Airlines
- Air China
- Air France
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- Bhoja Air
- British Airways
- Egypt Air
- Cathay Pacific
- Emirates Airlines
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Gulf Air
- Iran Air
- Indian Airlines
- Kenya Airways
- Kuwait Airways
- Lufthansa
- Malaysian Airlines
- Oman Airways
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Jordanian
- Safe Air
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Shaheen Air
- Singapore Airlines
- Sri Lankan Airlines
- Swiss
- Syrian Arabian Airlines
- Thai
- Turkish
- Turkmenistan Airlines
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Xin Jiang Airlines of China
- Yemenia