INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
International Airlines (PIA) has asked its customers to report at least five hours prior to departure time for their international flights
at new Islamabad International Airport.In a statement shared on its twitter handle on Thursday, PIA said in light of the traffic congestion
due to strict security checks at entry points of the new Islamabad Airport, the valued PIA customers are requested to report at least 5
hours prior to departure time for their international flights.On May 01, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated new Islamabad
International Airport.The airport is slated to be one of Asia's major aviation hubs and destinations
It is built on 4,238 acres of land and consists of 4-level passenger terminal building, 2 runways, taxiways, apron, parking bays for
wide-body aircraft.The airport is connected to Islamabad and Rawalpindi via the Kashmir Highway and Motorway via Thallian interchange with
the link to the proposed ring road
A four-lane highway has also been constructed by NHA to cater cargo traffic
The Islamabad Metro bus project is also being expanded to connect the airport but the work is still underway on the project.It took almost
11 years to build the new Islamabad International Airport after the ground breaking in April 2007
The 4-level passenger terminal building is 190,370 square metres specifically designed to facilitate passengers and stakeholders and is
completely high-tech and fully computerised with integrated systems of international standards.
