Airblue (PA) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA PA
- ICAO ABQ
- Low-cost
Search Airblue (PA) fares
Airblue airline codes
- IATA code
- PA
- ICAO code
- ABQ
- Main hub
- Karachi (KHI)
- Alliance
- Not in a global alliance
- Airline type
- Low-cost
- Country
- Pakistan
About Airblue
Airblue is a privately owned Pakistani airline. Its head office is in Islamabad and its main operating base is Jinnah International Airport in Karachi (KHI), with further flying from Lahore and Islamabad. The schedule has two parts. At home, it links Pakistan's largest cities on the busy trunk routes. Abroad, it flies to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, carrying workers, families and Umrah travellers. The airline uses single-aisle aircraft, is generally classed as a low-cost carrier, and is not in any alliance.
There are several private airlines in Pakistan, and comparing them side by side is usually the quickest way to find a suitable flight. IATA.co lets you do that with a live fare search in the booking portal or through the flights API, with payment from your prepaid balance. Airblue fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. Smaller carriers are not distributed through every channel, so results can differ between searches. Check the fare rules for baggage and change terms.
Airblue airline codes explained
Airblue uses the two-letter IATA airline code PA and the three-letter ICAO code ABQ. The IATA code PA is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code ABQ is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Airblue is a low-cost carrier, based in Pakistan, operating mainly from Karachi (KHI). It is not part of a global airline alliance.
Booking Airblue fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Airblue fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live PA fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. Airblue results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.
Search Airblue (PA) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Airblue search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code PA and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.
GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=KHI&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=PA
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "PA",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "PA", "from": "KHI", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
]
}Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.
Airblue at a glance
- Privately owned Pakistani airline
- Main base in Karachi (KHI); head office in Islamabad
- Domestic trunk routes plus the UAE and Saudi Arabia
- Not a member of any airline alliance
Airblue (PA) questions
Airblue's two-letter IATA airline code is PA, and its three-letter ICAO code is ABQ. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Airblue's ICAO code is ABQ. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code PA is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Airblue fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Airblue fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever Airblue content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your PA search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
Airblue's head office is in Islamabad and its main operating base is Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
Yes. Alongside domestic flights within Pakistan, Airblue flies to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Airblue fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. If no supplier offers them for a search, other airlines are shown instead.
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