Pakistan

PM Nawaz inaugurates Benazir Bhutto International Airport

The new Taxiway to save as much as Rs.120 million every month for airlines

Web Desk May 18, 2015

Premier Nawaz was accompanied by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman at the inauguration. PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB

ISLAMABAD: After the much needed renovation, Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday, Radio Pakistan reported.

The premier was accompanied by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman at the inauguration of the airport which has been upgraded and renovated at a cost of Rs450 million to provide added facilities for domestic as well as international passengers.

PHOTO: EXPRES NEWS SCREENGRAB

PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB

Read: Facelift: New facilities being added to old Benazir Bhutto airport

PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB

While PM Nawaz visited various departments of the airport, it was revealed that the new facilities not only include Delta Taxi Track, Fast-Track Building, Business Class Fast-Tack and Business Class Lounge, but also increased counters for passengers along with a larger parking space.

PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB

PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB

Further, with the new Taxiway, as much as Rs.120 million is likely to be saved every month for airlines.

A detailed briefing on the upgrade and renovation of the airport was give to PM Nawaz by his advisor on Aviation, Shujaat Azeem.

COMMENTS (5)

parvez | 9 years ago | Reply It is totally wastage of money knowing fully well when new airport is under construction they should focus on that.

Farwah Gilani | 9 years ago | Reply Salam Pakistan. ..by the way ehy is the airport after the name of a politician and why not after some shaheed wsrrior or a writer .journalists. ?....

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Usman | 9 years ago | Reply Why was this old airport renovated in the first place? Focus should've been on the new airport instead, now that lot of money has been invested in existing airport, the new airport will now take twice as long to complete.

salman | 9 years ago | Reply Did the pm manage to inspect the bathrooms? Wondering how he rates them as compared to pia and green line?

Expat Expert | 9 years ago | Reply Good news, let's hope Islamabad Airport, especially the International part of is not the nightmare it used to be. I suppose we have given up on New Islamabad Airport then :-)

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