Serene Air grounded after PCAA cancels licence

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCCA) has suspended the Air Operator Certificate of the private airline Serene Air, citing a lack of serviceable aircraft and a failure to maintain the minimum required fleet size, media reported on Saturday.

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In its order, the PCAA said the airline could not sustain the capacity for safe air operations.

"Serene Air has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement of maintaining the prescribed minimum fleet size and presently has zero serviceable aircraft available for operations," the PCAA said.

The suspension was effective immediately, meaning that the airline will not be able to operate domestic flights.

At present, the airline has "zero serviceable aircraft available for operations," making it unfit to sustain safe and reliable flights.