Air Arabia has started operating its flights to Multan, Pakistan’s fifth largest city and home to more than three million people. The inaugural flight took off from Sharjah International Airport at 4:45 a.m. on Friday (May 1) and landed in Pakistan at 8:20 a.m. (local time).

Multan joins Air Arabia’s extensive network of Pakistani cities covered by regular direct flights from its hubs in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, including Karachi, Peshawar, Sialkot, Lahore and Islamabad. Multan services operate on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.