Shaheen Airport Services
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Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) is the largest ground handling agency in the private sector of Pakistan
, providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines at Karachi
, Lahore
, Islamabad
, Peshawar
and Quetta
. SAPS headquarters is located in Karachi, although it has many offices located in many cities in Pakistan.
(PAF) and was established in 1982. Its cargo warehouses at all stations are equipped to meet all cargo handling under one roof. SAPS is a regular member of the IATA Ground Handling Council.
Its partners in business comprise a large number of International carriers including Schedule Airlines, Corporate and Worldwide operators as well as numerous private companies.
The handling company provides services and assistance to over twenty International carriers and operators coming to major airports of Pakistan. Besides the handling of VVIP/VIP flight, SAPS has been handling non-schedule and military flights from various foreign countries. SAPS is well established at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta International airports and even extend the ground services at some of the remote airports in Pakistan with prior coordination and information. Some of remote airports located are at Gawadar, Rahim Yar Khan, Chandana, Sukkur, Nawabshah and Mohenjodaro.
, Karachi
; Allama Iqbal International Airport
, Lahore
; Benazir Bhutto International Airport
, Rawalpindi
; Peshawar International Airport
, Peshawar
; Quetta International Airport
, Quetta
;
Services as per IATA AHM Standards of Ground Handling includes: Passenger Handling, Check-In through Airport Connect Open (SITA CUTE System), Cargo Handling, Ramp Services, Baggage Services, Aircraft and Cabin Cleaning Services, Additional Support of Ground Equipment, Catering Services, Flight Operations and Assistance, Special Passenger Handling Services, Special Load Handling,
Cargo Screening and Warehousing. All measures are taken to ensure Safety and Security in all areas of handling.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines at Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
and Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
. SAPS headquarters is located in Karachi, although it has many offices located in many cities in Pakistan.
History
Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) is a subsidiary of Shaheen Foundation, a welfare organization of the Pakistan Air ForcePakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
(PAF) and was established in 1982. Its cargo warehouses at all stations are equipped to meet all cargo handling under one roof. SAPS is a regular member of the IATA Ground Handling Council.
Its partners in business comprise a large number of International carriers including Schedule Airlines, Corporate and Worldwide operators as well as numerous private companies.
The handling company provides services and assistance to over twenty International carriers and operators coming to major airports of Pakistan. Besides the handling of VVIP/VIP flight, SAPS has been handling non-schedule and military flights from various foreign countries. SAPS is well established at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta International airports and even extend the ground services at some of the remote airports in Pakistan with prior coordination and information. Some of remote airports located are at Gawadar, Rahim Yar Khan, Chandana, Sukkur, Nawabshah and Mohenjodaro.
Services
Complete Ground Handling Services offered by SAPS are available at the following airports in Pakistan: Jinnah International AirportJinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. It is located in Karachi, Pakistan, and its passenger terminal is also commonly known as the جناح ٹرمینل Jinnah Terminal...
, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
; Allama Iqbal International Airport
Allama Iqbal International Airport
Allama Iqbal International Airport is the second-largest civil airport in Pakistan, serving Lahore, the capital of Punjab province. Originally known as Lahore International Airport, it was renamed in 2003 for Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal, the Islamic poet-philosopher who was a major advocate for the...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
; Benazir Bhutto International Airport
Benazir Bhutto International Airport
Benazir Bhutto International Airport بینظیر بھٹّو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ is the third-largest airport in Pakistan, serving the capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi in the province of Punjab...
, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
; Peshawar International Airport
Peshawar International Airport
Peshawar International Airport is an airport located in the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Located about a 10-minute drive from the centre of Peshawar, it is the fourth busiest airport in Pakistan...
, Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
; Quetta International Airport
Quetta International Airport
Quetta International Airport is located at Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan. The airport is the fourth highest airport in Pakistan . It is second largest airport in south region of the country, however the largest for the province of Balochistan. It is situated 12 km...
, Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
;
Services as per IATA AHM Standards of Ground Handling includes: Passenger Handling, Check-In through Airport Connect Open (SITA CUTE System), Cargo Handling, Ramp Services, Baggage Services, Aircraft and Cabin Cleaning Services, Additional Support of Ground Equipment, Catering Services, Flight Operations and Assistance, Special Passenger Handling Services, Special Load Handling,
Cargo Screening and Warehousing. All measures are taken to ensure Safety and Security in all areas of handling.
Airlines
The following list of passenger airlines are currently using SAPS as of July 2010;- Air Kyrgyzstan
- British AirwaysBritish AirwaysBritish Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
(London-Heathrow) (Suspended) - GMG AirlinesGMG AirlinesGMG Airlines is a largest private airline of Bangladesh with its head office in the AAA Tower in Nikunjo-2 Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is Bangladesh's largest and oldest private airline operating domestic, regional, and international services, upholding the image of Bangladesh to the world...
(Dacca, Bangladesh) - Iran AirIran AirIran Air , formally Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the flag carrier airline of Iran, operating services to 60 destinations, 35 international and 25 domestic. The cargo fleet operates services to 20 scheduled and 5 charter destinations...
(Tehran, Iran) - Jazeera AirwaysJazeera AirwaysJazeera Airways K.S.C is a low-fare airline with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait. It operates scheduled services to the Middle East and Europe. Its main base is Kuwait International Airport...
(Kuwait) - Kam AirKam AirKam Air is an airline headquartered in the Kabul Business Centre in Shah-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services and international services to the Middle East and several Asian republics...
(Kabul, Afghanistan) - Kuwait AirwaysKuwait AirwaysKuwait Airways is the national airline of Kuwait, with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services throughout the Middle East, to the Indian subcontinent, Europe, Southeast Asia and North America, from its...
(Kuwait) - Lufthansa German Airlines (Frankfurt, Germany) (Suspended)
- Malaysia AirlinesMalaysia AirlinesMalaysian Airline System Berhad , DBA Malaysia Airlines , is the government-owned flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz...
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Shaheen Air International (Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore & Peshawar)
- Singapore AirlinesSingapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets...
(Singapore) (Suspended) - Thai AirwaysThai Airways InternationalThai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. Formed in 1988, the airline's headquarters are located in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Thai is a...
(Bangkok, Thailand)
Cargo Airlines
The following list of cargo airlines are currently using SAPS as of July 2010;- Air Eagle
- British Air World Cargo
- Cargolux International
- Jade Cargo InternationalJade Cargo InternationalJade Cargo International is a cargo airline with its headquarters on the sixth floor of the Shenzhen Airlines Flight Operations Building on grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia,...
- Lufthansa CargoLufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo AG is a cargo airline from Germany, operating worldwide air freight and logistics services on behalf of Lufthansa, of which it is a wholly owned subsidiary. The company is headquartered in Building 451 of the Frankfurt Airport area in Frankfurt, the major hub of Lufthansa...
- Saudi Airlines Cargo Company (SACC)
- Star AviationStar AviationStar Aviation is an airline based at Hassi Messaoud, Algeria. It operates domestic services and its main base is Oued Irara Airport, Hassi Messaoud.- History :...
(TCS) - Thai Airways Cargo
- Vision AirVision AirVision Air can refer to one of several airlines* Vision Airlines of the United States* Vision Air Ltd, the executive charter divistion of Western Air of the Bahamas*Vision Air, a charter airline based in Pakistan....