Tag: Islamabad airport

IIA manager sacked after stray dogs spotted in airport’s lounge

CAA director general orders inquiry ISLAMABAD: The manager of the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) was suspended, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson, after...

Govt urged to start shuttle service for new airport

RAWALPINDI: The citizens have urged the authorities concerned to start a bus service for the Islamabad International Airport to facilitate the passengers. A project to facilitate...

VIDEO: FM Qureshi reaches Islamabad airport without protocol, queues for boarding...

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday night left for the United Staes to attend 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He, however,...

PPP to move resolution in Senate to name new Islamabad airport...

ISLAMABAD: Naming Islamabad International Airport (IIA) is part of the Senate’s agenda for its meeting on Monday and the Pakistan People's Party will request it...

Work on Rs18bn airport metro project moving at snail’s pace

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport, the latest addition to the capital’s expanding infrastructure, lacks a public transport system even after months of the inauguration and operationalisation,...

SC suggests amendment in new airport’s design

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to look into new Islamabad International Airport’s (IIA) design and make amendments to it...

Largest passenger jet to land at New Islamabad Airport on July...

ISLAMABAD: The biggest passenger aeroplane in the world, Airbus A380, will land on the new Islamabad International Airport on Sunday. It will be a landmark...

Airport authorities directed to ensure proper facilities for passengers

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director-General Hassan Baig on Sunday visited the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) and inspected facilities being provided to passengers. A...

ASF female personnel being ‘forced’ to wear hijab

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Sherry Rehman has voiced her concern over the "strict hijab" of the female members of the Islamabad...

PM Abbasi to inaugurate new Islamabad airport on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will inaugurate new Islamabad International Airport on Tuesday, while it will be fully operational from Thursday. According to Civil Aviation...

Long-delayed Islamabad airport will now open on May 3

ISLAMABAD: A long-delayed new international airport for Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, is set to open on May 3, a civil aviation official said on Wednesday...

Security concerns to not hinder opening of Islamabad airport: report

RAWALPINDI: Following years of delays and controversies, Pakistan’s first greenfield airport is expected to be operational for international and domestic flights from April 20, media reports...

ASF arrests British national in bid to smuggle 1.75kg heroin

ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Sunday arrested a British national in a bid to smuggle 1.75kg heroin in his shoes at Benazir International...

Accused placed on ECL held at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested an accused having name in exit control list (ECL) at Islamabad Airport on Saturday. The FIA sources said that accused Khurram...

PAC comes down hard on CAA over irregularities in new Islamabad...

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday put the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials on the mat over irregularities in the construction of the new Islamabad...

PTDC to set up tourist information centre

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) would set-up a Tourist Information Centre (TIC) at the new under-construction Islamabad Airport very soon. Talking to APP...

New Islamabad airport to be ready for operation by July

ISLAMABAD: The New Islamabad Airport in Islamabad will be ready for operations by late July. Around 95pc work on the New, Islamabad International Airport has...