Islamabad(May 01, 2018): Prime Minister, Shahid Khan Abbasi inaugurated Newly constructed Islamabad Airport on Tuesday.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister was accompanied by the Governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Adviser Civil Aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan and Mayor Islamabad Sheikh Ansar Aziz.
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According to the Civil Aviation Authority, first incoming flight of Pakistan International Airlines from Karachi will land at the new airport at 11 am on the same day, while first flight of the national airline will depart for Karachi at 12.30 pm.
The complete operation will commence from next Thursday. According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official domestic and foreign airlines have been conveyed directives in this regard.
Earlier on April 7, the first mock flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had landed at the New Islamabad International Airport. PK-9001 had departed from Benazir International Airport at 1:00pm and landed at the new airport around 1:30pm.
The New Islamabad International Airport is going to be the country’s biggest international airport for its frequency of landing and the number of passenger-handling services.
The airport is equipped with latest technology and best services for the passengers.
It has a passenger-friendly terminal, two runways, three taxiways and a cargo apron which can accommodate large and small aircrafts.
The airport has a modular design which enables it to handle nine million passengers and 50,000 metric tons of cargo initially.
The new airport is located 30 km away from the central Islamabad, for which the construction work started in April 2007.
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