Peshawar airport to commence night-time flight operations after five years
Operations to resume starting Jan 22
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PESHAWAR:
After a gap of five years, Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar will start night-time flight operations from January 22.
The first flight, after the resumption of 24-hour flight operations, will be to Sharjah.
New full body scanner installed at Peshawar airport
Night flight operations were ceased in 2014 after gunmen fired at a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft while it was landing. One passenger was reported dead in the incident while a member of the cabin crew was injured.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan was apprised about the plan and has been requested to appear for the inaugural flight.
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On January 3, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) installed a state-of-the-art full body scanner at the terminal to check for smuggling and money laundering.
The CAA installed this costly body scanner after health experts objected to the previous X-ray scanners, saying that those were hazardous to human health. The new scanner would be operated by the Airport Security Force and only suspected passengers would be checked through it.
After a gap of five years, Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar will start night-time flight operations from January 22.
The first flight, after the resumption of 24-hour flight operations, will be to Sharjah.
New full body scanner installed at Peshawar airport
Night flight operations were ceased in 2014 after gunmen fired at a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft while it was landing. One passenger was reported dead in the incident while a member of the cabin crew was injured.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan was apprised about the plan and has been requested to appear for the inaugural flight.
Govt decides to take back aviation secretary’s powers
On January 3, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) installed a state-of-the-art full body scanner at the terminal to check for smuggling and money laundering.
The CAA installed this costly body scanner after health experts objected to the previous X-ray scanners, saying that those were hazardous to human health. The new scanner would be operated by the Airport Security Force and only suspected passengers would be checked through it.