Tag: Islamabad International Airport

Pakistan will stand by Kashmir through thick and thin: PM

--Imran thankful to people for their prayers, vows to keep presenting Kashmir case at every forum --Warns people against pessimism as the 'Kashmiris are looking...

Aviation minister attempts to board flight using wife’s passport

Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Monday attempted to board an aircraft to Turkey using his wife’s passport but was stopped by...

Airlines using ‘safety concerns’ for passenger bridges at Islamabad airport

An international airline operating between Dubai and Islamabad has not used a passenger boarding bridge since an accident earlier this month at the Islamabad...

Authorities urged to start bus service for new Islamabad airport

RAWALPINDI: The citizens have urged the authorities concerned to start a bus/van service for new Islamabad International Airport (IIA) to facilitate the passengers. A project...

Another super-jumbo A-380 double-decker lands at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: A-380, the World’s biggest passenger aircraft operated by Emirates Airline, made its maiden touchdown here at the Islamabad International Airport, showcasing the new state-of-the-art...

Dubai bound woman held after recovery of bullets at Islamabad Airport

ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) arrested a woman leaving abroad after recovery of bullets from her possession on Saturday. The ASF sources said that...

Two kilogrammes of illicit drugs recovered at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD:  Two kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine was recovered from a passenger at the Islamabad International Airport by the Airport Security Force (ASF) on Monday. The passenger,...

IIA becomes operational with arrival, departure of several flights

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport (IIA) Thursday became operational with the departure and arrival of international and domestic flights. Shaheen Air International (SAI), the second national...

Mayhem rules old Islamabad airport as new opens door to public

The long-awaited new airport in Islamabad opened its doors to the public on Thursday, however, the old Benazir Bhutto International Airport became a scene...

New Islamabad airport opens for business after years of delay

  --PM Abbasi inaugurates country's first greenfield airport designed to facilitate 25 million passengers annually  --PM says govt sticking to 'liberal, open sky scheme' despite criticism, hopes new...

Rabbani urges PM to name new Islamabad airport after Benazir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi urging him to name the...

Here’s your visual guide to Pakistan’s largest new Islamabad International Airport

ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority has said that the new Islamabad International Airport (IIA), due for operations from 20 April, will now be inaugurated on 3 May,...

New Islamabad airport reeks of government’s incompetence

--CAA spokesperson says delay due to issues related to difficulties faced by airlines in relocating --PM’s adviser and CAA DG quarrel over lack of facilities   ISLAMABAD: Civil...

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...

Islamabad airport to be fully operational by April 20: CAA spokesperson

--Govt’s plan to inaugurate Islamabad airport seems to be a political decision   ISLAMABAD: Government’s plan to inaugurate the long-delayed new Islamabad International Airport on April 20...

Aviation secretary rejects proposal of closing operation for 48 hours for...

ISLAMABAD: Aviation Secretary M Irfan Elahi rejected the proposal of closing operation at Islamabad airfield for 48 hours for shifting plan of Islamabad Airport and...

PM directs completion of new Islamabad airport before mid of April

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday directed that ongoing work on the new Islamabad International Airport should be expedited so as to...