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New Islamabad International Airport to be operational by 2014: CAA
New Islamabad international airport, located in Fateh Jang Tehsil of Attock District, some 30 km southwest of the federal capital, is expected to be completed and operational by 2014.
According to a spokesman of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a Chinese company and Frontier Works Organization (WFO) are working round the clock to complete construction of passengers’ terminals buildings before the deadline.
Talking to APP, he said the new airport would replace the existing one, Benazir Bhutto International Airport located in Chaklala.
At present, the Benazir Bhutto International Airport is handling 18 airlines, adding, most of the international commercial flights are operated at morning time, which cause rush and delays. He, however, expressed the confidence that the new airport spread over 3,600-acre would not only serve the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi but also the adjoining provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Estimated to cost about $400 million, the new airport facility, which is the first green-field airport in Pakistan, would comprise a contemporary state-of-the-art passenger terminal building, control tower, runway with a provision of a secondary runway, taxiways, apron, cargo complex, and hangar together with all the necessary infrastructure and ancillary facilities.
The new airport would cater to the requirements of latest generation of modern passenger aircraft.
He said the new airport would have a modular design to handle 6.5 million passengers per annum and 80,000 metric tonnes cargo per annum.
Being a new airport, a significant portion of the land has been earmarked for commercial purposes such as duty-free shops, hotel and convention centre, air malls, business centre, food courts, leisure and recreational facilities.
The new airport is envisaged to be a modern landmark structure symbolic to represent twenty-first century Pakistan, as it will be the diplomatic and business gateway to Pakistan through the Capital City of Islamabad.
Responding to a question regarding security mess at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, he said, all the international passengers are required to report at the airport before four hours of their flights while the domestic passengers are advised to reach before two hours to avoid rush and delays. He, however, pointed out that most of the passengers do not follow these guidelines and instruction issued by the airlines and come at the eleventh hours and as a result they are unable to clear the Anti Narcotics Forces, Customs, Immigration Departments checking.
Fateh Jang? Isn't that where Pakistan keeps the nukes?
Have question. Which airport is busier? Karachi or Islamabad?.
karachi is, it is the biggest in Pakistan right now and the busiest, hub of all Pakistani airlines, New Islamabad airport will take over karachi s airport, it will be the biggest and most advanced in Pakistan and will be the future hub of PIA, SaheenAir and AirBlue.
I don't think so. Karachi is the biggest business hub of Pakistan and the largest city. I would be surprised if Islamabad overtakes Karachi in terms of passenger numbers.
I don't think so. Karachi is the biggest business hub of Pakistan and the largest city. I would be surprised if Islamabad overtakes Karachi in terms of passenger numbers.
New Islamabad International Airport to be operational by 2014: CAA