First flight to operate in new Islamabad airport tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The new international airport of the city will start working on Tuesday and is expected to formally inaugurate this week.

The first two flights at the airport, one landing and the other taking off, will both be of the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines.

“New Islamabad International Airport to be made operational from May 1, 2018,” wrote senior Information Ministry official Danyal Gilani on his verified Twitter account on Sunday afternoon.

New Islamabad International Airport to be made operational from 1st May 2018. First incoming flight is to be PK-300 while first departing flight would be PK-301. pic.twitter.com/VqpBBh5biJ

— Danyal Gilani (@DanyalGilani) April 29, 2018

In an attacked image from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the first flight, from Karachi will land at the airport at 11 am. Thereafter, a flight will depart for Karachi at 12:30 pm.

“First incoming flight is to be PK-300 while first departing flight would be PK-301,” Gilani added.

Complete operations at the new airport are thereafter expected to commence from Thursday, May 3.

The post First flight to operate in new Islamabad airport tomorrow appeared first on ARYNEWS.

from ARYNEWS https://ift.tt/2jjt5GO

Share on Google Plus

About Unknown

This is a short description in the author block about the author. You edit it by entering text in the "Biographical Info" field in the user admin panel.