Karachi:
Given the frequent closure of the roads leading to the paratrooper of the KP Kurram district, the government has started to weigh the possibility of relaunching Parachinar airport.
In this regard, a team including officials from Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) and the PIA visited the airport in the refictive area so that passenger and commercial flights can be used from there.
According to a spokesperson for the PAA, the visit was undertaken on the instruction of the Ministry of Defense. The team of eight members consisted of six APA officials and two members of PIA.
The team was led by an additional director of operations (IIAP) Yunus Luqman Qazi, while other members included the assistant APM (BKIAP) Mohin Ahmed Ghori and the engineer Shah Jahan.
During the visit, the team made a detailed assessment of the airport infrastructure, navigation aid and operational capacities. A feasibility report is being prepared, which will serve as the basis for future decisions concerning the restoration of the airport.
“The PAA remains determined to improve air connectivity across the country,” said the spokesperson.
Sectal violence sparked the Kurram district in November of last year, leading to the deaths of dozens of people.
Later, the parachinary area underwent an acute shortage of basic necessities, including food and medication due to the closure of the roads which led it by demonstrators.
