To promote Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision for the expansion of tourism in the country, the government is devising a strategy to launch air safari for tourist destinations in partnership with the private sector, a statement issued in this regard read on Sunday.
Under this strategy, licences will be issued to the private sector for the start of the service in accordance with National Aviation Policy 2019. The licensee can operate to and from top tourism destinations, including Gwadar, Moen-jo-Daro, Skardu, Chitral, Gilgit etc.
Read PIA plans to start air safari
The licences to the private sector will be processed within sixty days, which will be valid for five years, the statement said. There will be no landing, housing and air navigation charges on both ends of the socio-economic routes, it added.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority will also support the development of new landing strips in Northern areas such as helipads through joint ventures or a public-private partnership model.
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