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Yup EASA and FAA are toughest to secure. Unfortunately turn coats within would never allow PIA to succeed because it would then harm Khaqan's LCC carrier Air Blue.
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PIA 777 aircraft on Friday is standing at Hamid Karzai International Airport to evacuate people. The PIA has so for evacuated more than 1400 people from Kabul to Islamabad
Fri, 20 Aug 2021, 11:01 PM
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Pakistan has established rapid testing facilities at all its international airports to conduct rapid PCR tests for United Arab Emirates (UAE)-bound passengers.
According to media reports, passengers traveling to different UAE cities, including Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, are now carrying rapid PCR test reports conducted at the airports.
“Rapid PCR test has begun for flights to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and passengers are carrying the reports. It’s available at international airports in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan, and Sialkot, Sohail Nazar, the country manager for UAE at Airblue said on Monday, adding that all the labs are also located within the premises of these airports.
Nazar said that the airline is still waiting for approval from Dubai authorities regarding the rapid PCR test.
The UAE had lifted a months-long travel ban on passengers from Pakistan and five other Asian countries including India and Bangladesh earlier this month. Soon after, the UAE aviation authority imposed a special condition of rapid PCR tests, to be conducted within airport premises, for flight permissions.
To meet the new criteria, Pakistani airlines signed agreements with private laboratories to conduct tests at airports. The passengers have been asked to arrive at the airport six hours before departure to undergo the test at the airport.
According to media reports, passengers traveling to different UAE cities, including Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, are now carrying rapid PCR test reports conducted at the airports.
“Rapid PCR test has begun for flights to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and passengers are carrying the reports. It’s available at international airports in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan, and Sialkot, Sohail Nazar, the country manager for UAE at Airblue said on Monday, adding that all the labs are also located within the premises of these airports.
Nazar said that the airline is still waiting for approval from Dubai authorities regarding the rapid PCR test.
The UAE had lifted a months-long travel ban on passengers from Pakistan and five other Asian countries including India and Bangladesh earlier this month. Soon after, the UAE aviation authority imposed a special condition of rapid PCR tests, to be conducted within airport premises, for flight permissions.
To meet the new criteria, Pakistani airlines signed agreements with private laboratories to conduct tests at airports. The passengers have been asked to arrive at the airport six hours before departure to undergo the test at the airport.
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KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday renewed the licence for an airstrip in Balochistan to revive air connectivity with the Saindak project.
CAA Director General Khaqan Murtaza presented the licence for Juzzak Airstrip, located a few kilometres north of Taftan in Chagai district, to the chairman of Chinese firm M/s MCC Resource Development Limited, at a ceremony held at the authority’s headquarters here on Tuesday.
A CAA spokesperson said that the license for Juzzak Airstrip got expired in 2004 and the strip was abandoned for operational use.
The airstrip was built as a mud strip in the 1980s and was licensed by the CAA in 1996. “The purpose was to facilitate national, international workers travelling by small-sized chartered planes for the development of Saindak copper and gold mines in Balochistan,” he said.
Earlier this year, the CAA allowed the upgradation of the airstrip to make it operational for secure travel of local and foreign workers for further development of the project.
The MRDL asked the CAA to renew its licence on Aug 20 and within a short span of over a week the CAA’s directorate of aerodrome and airspace regulations undertook the inspection and completed all regulatory formalities in this regard, the spokesperson claimed.
Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2021
CAA Director General Khaqan Murtaza presented the licence for Juzzak Airstrip, located a few kilometres north of Taftan in Chagai district, to the chairman of Chinese firm M/s MCC Resource Development Limited, at a ceremony held at the authority’s headquarters here on Tuesday.
A CAA spokesperson said that the license for Juzzak Airstrip got expired in 2004 and the strip was abandoned for operational use.
The airstrip was built as a mud strip in the 1980s and was licensed by the CAA in 1996. “The purpose was to facilitate national, international workers travelling by small-sized chartered planes for the development of Saindak copper and gold mines in Balochistan,” he said.
Earlier this year, the CAA allowed the upgradation of the airstrip to make it operational for secure travel of local and foreign workers for further development of the project.
The MRDL asked the CAA to renew its licence on Aug 20 and within a short span of over a week the CAA’s directorate of aerodrome and airspace regulations undertook the inspection and completed all regulatory formalities in this regard, the spokesperson claimed.
Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2021
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Fly Jinnah: Pakistan's Lakson Group, Air Arabia to start a new low-cost airline
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03 Sep 2021
DUBAI: Pakistan's Lakson Group and Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia said on Friday they would launch a low-cost airline serving domestic and international routes from Pakistan.
The new carrier, Fly Jinnah, will operate as a joint venture between the pair, they said in a statement, adopting the low-cost model operated by Air Arabia.
The statement said the new airline would help Pakistan's travel and tourism sector and contribute to the country's economic growth and job creation.
The Lakson Group is a major business conglomerate in Pakistan with interests across the insurance, food, media industries along with others. It was established in 1954, and owns/ operates over 15 companies in Pakistan.
Air Arabia operates from Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, and has similar joint ventures in Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco and Armenia. Its shares are listed on the Dubai Financial Market.
The airline has been pushing ahead to expand in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak last year as low-cost carriers bet on a post-pandemic surge in travel.
Fly Jinnah will initially be based in Karachi serving a range of domestic routes across Pakistan and then will expand its route network internationally, added the statement.
Work on securing the Air Operating Certificate (AOC) - which allows the airline to start operating - will commence shortly. "More details about the launch date, fleet, and destination network will be announced in due course," said the joint statement.
According to IATA, the air transport industry, including airlines and its supply chain along with the tourism spend are estimated to support $3.3 billion of GDP in Pakistan.
In total, 1 percent of the country’s GDP is supported by inputs to the air transport sector and foreign tourists arriving by air.
"This partnership reflects our commitment to support the development of Pakistan’s air transport sector while providing the citizens and visitors of the country with a new option of value for money air travel," said Iqbal Ali Lakhani, chairman of Lakson Group.
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani, chairman of Air Arabia, said Fly Jinnah will add value to the air transport sector of Pakistan. "We look forward to working hand in hand to develop the new airline, which will serve as a new value-for-money air travel option for the country."
Separately, the Air Arabia chairman also met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.
- The new carrier will operate as a joint venture between the pair
- Fly Jinnah will initially be based in Karachi serving a range of domestic routes across Pakistan and then will expand its route network internationally
BR Web Desk
03 Sep 2021
DUBAI: Pakistan's Lakson Group and Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia said on Friday they would launch a low-cost airline serving domestic and international routes from Pakistan.
The new carrier, Fly Jinnah, will operate as a joint venture between the pair, they said in a statement, adopting the low-cost model operated by Air Arabia.
The statement said the new airline would help Pakistan's travel and tourism sector and contribute to the country's economic growth and job creation.
The Lakson Group is a major business conglomerate in Pakistan with interests across the insurance, food, media industries along with others. It was established in 1954, and owns/ operates over 15 companies in Pakistan.
Air Arabia operates from Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, and has similar joint ventures in Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco and Armenia. Its shares are listed on the Dubai Financial Market.
The airline has been pushing ahead to expand in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak last year as low-cost carriers bet on a post-pandemic surge in travel.
Fly Jinnah will initially be based in Karachi serving a range of domestic routes across Pakistan and then will expand its route network internationally, added the statement.
Work on securing the Air Operating Certificate (AOC) - which allows the airline to start operating - will commence shortly. "More details about the launch date, fleet, and destination network will be announced in due course," said the joint statement.
According to IATA, the air transport industry, including airlines and its supply chain along with the tourism spend are estimated to support $3.3 billion of GDP in Pakistan.
In total, 1 percent of the country’s GDP is supported by inputs to the air transport sector and foreign tourists arriving by air.
"This partnership reflects our commitment to support the development of Pakistan’s air transport sector while providing the citizens and visitors of the country with a new option of value for money air travel," said Iqbal Ali Lakhani, chairman of Lakson Group.
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani, chairman of Air Arabia, said Fly Jinnah will add value to the air transport sector of Pakistan. "We look forward to working hand in hand to develop the new airline, which will serve as a new value-for-money air travel option for the country."
Separately, the Air Arabia chairman also met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.
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After A 13-Year Hiatus, Lufthansa Intends To Resume Flying Operations In Pakistan
After a 13-year hiatus, German airline Lufthansa is to resume weekly passenger flights to Pakistan, according to an envoy.
According to German Ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck, a delegation of German businessmen would visit Pakistan next week to explore investment prospects.
It was revealed that the corporate delegation will visit Karachi and Islamabad, where they will meet with private sector investors and high-ranking government officials
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This is not new runway existed for last so many year they ran third one coming up which is particularly seen on Apple Maps or google next to the Existing one for commercial growth
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The Juzzak Airport in the Chagai district of Balochistan has been made operational for flights to and from Karachi for the Chinese engineers working on projects in the region.
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) held a ceremony on the border region airport site last night to inaugurate the strip for Chinese staffers.
PIA ATR TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM CHARTERED FLIGHTS BETWEEN KARACHI AND JUZZAK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PEOPLE WORKING ON SAINDAK COPPER-GOLD PROJECT.
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) held a ceremony on the border region airport site last night to inaugurate the strip for Chinese staffers.
PIA ATR TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM CHARTERED FLIGHTS BETWEEN KARACHI AND JUZZAK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PEOPLE WORKING ON SAINDAK COPPER-GOLD PROJECT.
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