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Bhoja Air () was an airline based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.〔"(Contact Us )." ((Archive )) Bhoja Air. Retrieved on 21 April 2012. "Bhoja Terrace Sharah-i-Liaqat, Karachi, Pakistan." - (See map ), (Archive )〕 The airline was founded in 1993 and operated a small domestic network of scheduled passenger flights. Due to financial difficulties, the airline completely suspended operations between 2000 and 2012. After a brief relaunch, Bhoja Air ceased operations for the final time in July 2012. ==History== On 7 November 1993, Bhoja Air started operations on domestic routes between Karachi, Lahore and Quetta with a dry leased Boeing 737-200. It was registered in Pakistan making Bhoja the first private airline in the country to operate a Western manufactured aircraft. Bhoja Air is a privately owned airline of the Bhoja Group of Companies with its head office at Shahrah–e-Liaquat, Karachi and corporate offices at KDA Scheme No 1. In 1996, it signed a deal with the handling agent group OGDENS with complete ground handling equipment at Karachi, capable of handling Boeing 747s. In the same year another sister company, Pakistan Aviators and Aviation located at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore was purchased, along with a hotel for passenger stop-overs. On 24 January 1998 Bhoja Air commenced international flights from Karachi to Dubai. Later, Bhoja Air operated flights to the U.A.E from all major cities of Pakistan. However, due to financial difficulties, Bhoja Air suspended its operations in 2000, although its airline licence issued by CAA – Pakistan remained valid and it maintained a fully functional headquarters office in Karachi and a flight ops and ramp office at Karachi Jinnah International.〔http://tribune.com.pk/story/368245/bhoja-air-crash-officials-differ-over-the-events-that-led-to-crash/〕〔http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-14080-CAA-reluctant-to-cancel-Bhoja-Air-licence〕 The airline became active again during late 2011 and on 6 March 2012, they operated their first flight in twelve years. However, on 20 April, a Bhoja Air flight from Karachi to Islamabad crashed, killing all 127 passengers and crew aboard and completely destroying the aircraft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bhoja Air」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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