ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday spoke about the bullying of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the Washington airport, saying that the US officials have taken notice of the incident. The statement came a day after a man abused Dar at the Dulles International Airport in Washington DC after the minister landed in the US […]
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First flight from Greece with relief goods lands at Karachi airport
ISLAMABAD: The first relief assistance flight from Greece landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi on Wednesday, the Foreign Office said. The consignment was received by Honorary Consul of Greece in Pakistan Ayaz Mohammad Lakhani along with the representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Disaster Management Authority. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar in a […]
Woman claims she was arrested at airport for being too “Good-Looking”
A woman arrested for skipping the tab at an airport restaurant accused police of harassing her because she was too “good-looking. Allegedly, she did not pay her food bill after eating at Chili’s Tex-Mex at Harry Reid International Airport. According to reports, police were dispatched to a Chili’s restaurant in Harry Reid International Airport regarding a […]
Bomb scare at San Francisco airport sparks evacuation
San Francisco: A bomb scare at San Francisco airport sparked an evacuation of the international terminal on Friday evening, local police said. By about midnight (0700 GMT), operations had returned to normal, the airport said. Officers received a bomb threat and found a “suspicious package,” the media relations team of the San Francisco Police Department […]
Sydney Airport gets $17 billion takeover bid
Sydney Airport received a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid from a consortium of Australian investors Monday, sending its share price soaring. The consortium of infrastructure investors and Australian pension funds offered Aus$8.25 per share — or Aus$22.3 billion (US$17 billion). The proposal “has been made during a global pandemic which has deeply affected the aviation industry and […]
28 passengers tested positive at Peshawar’s airport
Peshawar: 28 passengers arriving from a Gulf state have tested positive at the Bacha Khan International Airport, a private TV channel reported. Obaid-ur-Rehman Abbasi, Bacha Khan International’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), stated that various areas of the airport were disinfected after knowing this. He also added that after carrying out antigen tests on 130 passengers, […]
Nepal airport closed after plane skids off runway
Nepal’s only international airport was closed Friday after a plane skidded off the recently repaired runway, injuring two people, officials said. The country has a poor flight safety record — Nepali airlines are banned from European Union airspace — and its airports are notoriously difficult to land in. The Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500, arriving into […]
Singapore airport nature dome unveiled in fight for flights
A 40-metre indoor waterfall cascading through a steel and glass dome is at the heart of a vast complex in Singapore’s main airport unveiled Thursday, part of the city-state’s fight for global flights. Reportedly built for a cool Sg$1.7 billion ($1.25 billion), the “Jewel” centre has gardens growing over four storeys, as well as 280 […]
CAA to install night landing system at Gwadar International Airport
Secretary Aviation/Director General, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Shahrukh Nusrat has issued directives to install night landing system at Gwadar International Airport. Besides, Secretary Aviation/DGCAA also issued directives to make Saidu Shareef, Muzaffarabad, Chitral and Rawalakot Airports ready for flight operations. In this regard Shahrukh Nusrat said that under New Aviation Policy 2019, which was prepared […]
PM Imran to lay foundation stone of new Gwadar airport today
QUETTA: Prime Minister Imran Khan will perform the ground breaking ceremony of various mega projects, including the Gwadar International Airport on Friday. This new airport of Gwadar will be the Pakistan’s second largest that will be fully equipped with the state of art facilities and the capability to handle ATR 72, Airbus A-300 and Boeing […]