Emirates airline appoints new Vice President for Pakistan
Emirates airline has announced the appointment of Jabr Al-Azeeby as the
new Vice President for its operations in Pakistan.
Previously, Mr. Al-Azeeby was Area Manager for Thailand and Indochina
for Emirates airline. He began his career as Emirates Area Manager in Uganda
and worked in that market for 3 years, before moving on to a new position as
Country Manager for Cyprus. Mr. Al-Azeeby brings with him extensive experience
in the aviation industry, which spans over eight years. He has a track record
of successfully uplifting the airline’s operations in challenging markets.
Jabr, who commences work in his new role this month, replaces Khalid Bardan, who
has now joined Emirates’ SkyCargo team.
“I’m delighted to have been appointed as the new Vice President for
Pakistan and I’m looking forward to working with the local team, as well as our
trade and corporate partners in
further developing the Emirates b usiness in
the market,” said Mr. Al-Azeeby. “My primary focus in the Pakistani market will
be to continue providing our customers with world class travel services and
value for money, as we connect them to more than 150 destinations across the
world.”
In another new appointment in Pakistan, Tariq Obaid will become the
Regional Manager for Emirates airline’s operations in North Pakistan. Mr. Obaid
started his career with the Emirates Group in 2007 as a college work placement
trainee in the Flight Operations Centre. He progressed to join the Emirates
Group’s commercial management program and took on various roles as Sales
Manager in both Libya and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Dammam station, and
Country Manager for Sudan. His previous position was as the Country Manager for
Algeria.
Pakistan was the first country Emirates flew to 30
years ago. Today Pakistan has become the fourth most widely served country with
85 weekly flights to six cities including Karachi, Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore,
Sialkot and most recently Multan. Karachi was the airline’s first route in 1985
and Emirates operates 49 flights to the city each week. Flights to Peshawar
were launched in 1998, and in 1999 both Lahore and Islamabad were added to the
Emirates network. Flights to Sialkot began in 2013 and most recently Multan
operations were commenced in 2015. The Emirates Group employs over 4,000
Pakistanis across its business divisions, including 86 Cabin Crew, 17 Pilots
and a team of over 230 based in Pakistan.
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