According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the New Islamabad International Airport will be operational from May 3.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official domestic and foreign airlines have been conveyed directives in this regard.
Earlier on April 7, the first mock flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had landed at the New Islamabad International Airport. PK-9001 had departed from Benazir International Airport at 1:00pm and landed at the new airport around 1:30pm.The New Islamabad International Airport is going to be the country’s biggest international airport for its frequency of landing and the number of passenger-handling services.
The new airport is located 30 km away from the central Islamabad, for which the construction work started in April 2007.
