ISLAMABAD – Islamabad International Airport project would be completed by December 25 this year, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) informed the Senate’s Standing Committee on cabinet secretariat on Tuesday.
The committee which met here at old PIPS office was chaired by Senator Muhammad Talha Mehmood and attended by members. It was informed that the new airport operationalisation process will take further six-eight months. The officials said that airport would start its operations from July 30, 2017.
The committee said that further extension will not be given without prior approval. The officials said that the land acquisition course of Ramma Dam is completed, and added that the acquired land for the dam was handed over to its contractor on 16th March this year.
The officials further said that land acquisition for Kassana Dam has also commenced. The committee constituted a sub-committee to visit and check the progress of maintenance work of Quetta airport and recommended the CAA to increase the number of flights to northern areas.
The committee also directed CAA to take stern action against the corrupt officials of Pakistan International Airline(PIA) selling tickets in black at Gilgit-Baltistan airport. The officials also informed the committee that PIA had inducted 691 employees during the year 2013-15 in various cadres.
