CAA spending Rs 9bn on development initiatives

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CAA spending Rs 9bn on development initiatives

KARACHI: As part of its ongoing efforts aimed at upgradation of airports across the country, the DG CAA, Farooq Rehmatullah inaugurated the new Flight Information Display system and CIP Lounge at Jinnah International airport here on Wednesday.

The old flight information display system was inherited with the inception of Jinnah International Airport in 1992 and since it became obsolete, CAA decided its upgradation and also to extend vital passenger facility to more locations for assisting passengers during their journey. Speaking at the opening of CIP Lounge, Farooq Rehmatullah said that CAA has allocated Rs 9 billion in ADP 2007-2008 for expansion and improvement of airports nationwide as CAA aspires to improve its airport services and become benchmark in terms of providing facilities at all airports.

The CIP lounge on 4700ft has been lying unutilised and now is refurbished on the instruction of DG CAA at a cost of Rs 13 million completed in 15 months.

Highlighting the detail of different projects initiated by CAA, Farooq Rehmatullah said upgradation and renovation of different airports across the country was in progress. New terminal building at Multan airport, parking facilities for wide body aircrafts at Peshawar airport, installation of Instrument Landing system (ILS) at Quetta airport, upgradation of Radar, are some of CAA initiatives in order to be at par with international standards. app

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