Flydubai's inaugural flight lands at Peshawar's Bacha Khan Airport

Dubai-based budget airline, flydubai, has launched its daily flights to the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said on Friday.

Peshawar’s airport is a major passenger hub with 75 per cent flights internationally bound, according to the PAA’s website.

The inaugural flight of flydubai, FZ 375, “arrived at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar early on Friday with 164 passengers,” the PAA said in a statement.

It added that the flight was given a water cannon salute at Bacha Khan Airport, which is a traditional aviation gesture to honour inaugural flights.

A cake-cutting ceremony was also held on the arrival of flydubai, the statement added.

 The Dubai-based airline will operate daily flights to Peshawar from Dubai, flydubai had said in a statement.

 The PAA noted that air connections from Peshawar to Gulf and European countries will be expanded.

 FZ 375 departed back to Dubai at 2:20am PKT with 184 passengers, the statement concluded.