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The airports main structure appears complete I suppose the only thing left to do is paint touch ups and clean up. Wish I could say the same about the landscaping outside looks barren with no effort made. Clear sign that they are in a hurry to open the airport before the elections. Nonetheless that can be fixed later...
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According to Dunya newspaper, Shifting of services from Benazir airport to NIIA has now started & expected to complete between 16 to 18 April 2018 & flight operation will suspend from BBIA on April 19, 2018 & restart from new airport on April 20, 2018.
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First plane to land at new Islamabad airport tomorrow
Mohammad AsgharUpdated April 06, 2018
The country’s flag carrier, the Pakistan International Airlines, will now carry a portrait of the Markhor, a mountain goat, on its aircraft, highlighting the country’s commitment to preserve the endangered species. The redesigned aircraft may debut at the inauguration of the airport.
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is all set to operate a first mock flight from the New Islamabad International Airport on Saturday.
However, the airport will be inaugurated formally on April 20 for regular international and domestic flights. The old Benazir Bhutto International Airport will be transferred to the new airport between April 19 and April 20.
The “Y” shaped new airport spreads over 19 square kilometres with 15 jetties (passenger boarding bridges), including facilities to accommodate two double-deck A380, the world’s largest airplane, 15 remote bays and seven remote bays for small aircraft such as ATRs. It will be the biggest international airport of the country in terms of landing and passenger handling facilities.
For the 15 bays, the same number of lounges have been built to avoid mixing of passengers. The new airport has two runways each 3.5 km long.
Families of PIA employees invited to go through a mock check-in procedure before formal opening of airport on 20th
The PIA management has decided to conduct the mock exercise of landing a passenger plane and handling the passengers check-in by its staff, crew members, customs, Airport Security Force, Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and other relevant agencies.
The construction work on the new airport located 30 km from Islamabad started in April 2007.
On Saturday, a PIA flight will land at the new airport and nearly 250 family members of PIA employees will come to the airport as passengers of the mock flight. They will pass through the security check, baggage scanning by ASF and search by the ANF and then proceed to the customs counters before getting boarding cards.
Wheelchairs will be arranged for disabled and sick passengers who will be boarded on the plane by ambo-lifters.
The employees’ families have been issued special passes and directed to reach the airport by 8:45am. Those who will be using their private cars will be issued special passes while the others will be taken to the lounges by the PIA employees.
PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Musharraf Rasool Cyan will observe the mock exercise.
The new airport will have five level security systems for baggage check, a food court, mini-cinema, children’s play area and car parking for 2,200 to 2,500 vehicles. Besides the public car parking, a separate car parking has been built for the airport staff.
Five conveyer belts for international arrival lounge and three for domestic arrival lounge have been erected to facilitate the passengers. Passenger lounges are decorated with truck art works.
In its earlier plan, the airport was to have nine bays for parking of aircraft but later the number was increased to 15.
The airport also has the provision of extant ion, if required.
Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2018
Mohammad AsgharUpdated April 06, 2018
The country’s flag carrier, the Pakistan International Airlines, will now carry a portrait of the Markhor, a mountain goat, on its aircraft, highlighting the country’s commitment to preserve the endangered species. The redesigned aircraft may debut at the inauguration of the airport.
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is all set to operate a first mock flight from the New Islamabad International Airport on Saturday.
However, the airport will be inaugurated formally on April 20 for regular international and domestic flights. The old Benazir Bhutto International Airport will be transferred to the new airport between April 19 and April 20.
The “Y” shaped new airport spreads over 19 square kilometres with 15 jetties (passenger boarding bridges), including facilities to accommodate two double-deck A380, the world’s largest airplane, 15 remote bays and seven remote bays for small aircraft such as ATRs. It will be the biggest international airport of the country in terms of landing and passenger handling facilities.
For the 15 bays, the same number of lounges have been built to avoid mixing of passengers. The new airport has two runways each 3.5 km long.
Families of PIA employees invited to go through a mock check-in procedure before formal opening of airport on 20th
The PIA management has decided to conduct the mock exercise of landing a passenger plane and handling the passengers check-in by its staff, crew members, customs, Airport Security Force, Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and other relevant agencies.
The construction work on the new airport located 30 km from Islamabad started in April 2007.
On Saturday, a PIA flight will land at the new airport and nearly 250 family members of PIA employees will come to the airport as passengers of the mock flight. They will pass through the security check, baggage scanning by ASF and search by the ANF and then proceed to the customs counters before getting boarding cards.
Wheelchairs will be arranged for disabled and sick passengers who will be boarded on the plane by ambo-lifters.
The employees’ families have been issued special passes and directed to reach the airport by 8:45am. Those who will be using their private cars will be issued special passes while the others will be taken to the lounges by the PIA employees.
PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Musharraf Rasool Cyan will observe the mock exercise.
The new airport will have five level security systems for baggage check, a food court, mini-cinema, children’s play area and car parking for 2,200 to 2,500 vehicles. Besides the public car parking, a separate car parking has been built for the airport staff.
Five conveyer belts for international arrival lounge and three for domestic arrival lounge have been erected to facilitate the passengers. Passenger lounges are decorated with truck art works.
In its earlier plan, the airport was to have nine bays for parking of aircraft but later the number was increased to 15.
The airport also has the provision of extant ion, if required.
Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2018
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The new livery looks good and different from the many similar looking emblems of other airlines. Kind of a flying Markhoor with wings at the tail side.
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According to Dunya News channel:
* The current Benazir Bhutto International Airport - Islamabad will be used for military and VIP flights only with air traffic controlled by PAF Base Nur Khan, Chkalala, Rawalpindi, after New Islamabad International Airport becomes operational on or around April 20. The airfield is currently shared as Benazir Bhutto International Airport - Islamabad and PAF Base Nur Khan, Chaklala, Rawalpindi.
* Army Aviation is also seek allotment of space for parking/housing its helicopters/aircraft at the current airport of Islamabad after New Islamabad International Airport becomes operational.
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Historic Event Today!
MashAllah many congratulations to all Pakistanis. I hope CAA next works on a new and modern terminal for Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
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A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft is about to land at New Islamabad International Airport during a test flight in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on April 7, 2018. The test flight of Pakistan International Airlines on Saturday landed at the New Islamabad International Airport, which is expected to be officially inaugurated on April 20. [Photo/Xinhua]
ISLAMABAD -- First test flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) landed at the new Islamabad international airport on Saturday which is expected to be officially launched on April 20.
Prior to the test flight, the PIA said on its twitter account that the purpose of the mock up flight is to assess the operational ability of the airport.
The country's civil aviation said in a tweet "PK9001 has successfully landed at the New Islamabad International Airport as a scheduled mock flight to test operations."
The PIA also revamped its planes, featuring a logo of Pakistan's national animal Markhor in connection with the launch of the new airport, according to local reports.
The flight took 25 minutes to land at the new airport after taking off from the already operational Benazir International Airport Islamabad.
The Benazir Airport will be shifted to the new airport later this month, following which all flights will take off from the new airport located in Fateh Jang city.
The new airport is reportedly to be named after the country's first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and it will be the biggest international airport in the country in terms of landing and passenger handling facilities.
The "Y" shaped new airport spreads over 19 square km with 15 jetties including facilities to accommodate two double-deck A380, the world's largest airplane, among others, local reports said.
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