Tag: #Airport
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Heathrow Airport Partially Reopened after Fire
LONDON: Heathrow airport partially reopened after a fire caused power cuts and travel chaos, is expected to become fully operational by Saturday. However, authorities have cautioned against ‘huge impact’ in the coming days. An investigation led by the counter-terrorism police have so far confirmed that there is “no indication of foul play”. Addressing the incident,…
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Air New Zealand Will Weigh Passengers Before They Board Flights
Air New Zealand will begin weighing passengers departing on international flights from the Auckland International Airport starting on July 2. The flag carrier said the programme, which the airline calls a passenger weight survey, is a way to gather data on the weight load and distribution for planes. Described as an ‘essential’ initiative, the survey…
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Gulf Air A321 narrowly escapes disaster at Lahore Airport
On March 18, 2022 (Friday), a Gulf Air Airbus A321-231 narrowly escaped a major disaster at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore due to the Air Traffic Controller’s (ATC) alertness. According to the details, Gulf Air’s flight GF-764, coming from Bahrain (BAH) to Lahore (LHE), was approaching for landing on an under-construction runway of the airport…
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International Flights to begin from Skardu Airport
The Skardu air terminal is set to begin working as an international air terminal from today (Thursday) after its height to global status, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) reported. The PCAA, in its most recent tweet, said that the air terminal has been redone in accordance with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to support the…
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Palma de Mallorca: Illegal Immigrants shut down busy airport
Palma de Mallorca: Busy Spanish Airport shut down for about four hours after an evident attempt by immigrants to enter the country illegally on Friday. A plane scheduled to fly from Moroccan country, Casablanca to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted to Palma de Mallorca after a medical emergency was reported aboard. When the plane landed, 21…
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Chhattisgarh CM Not Allowed To Land in Lucknow: sources
By Shameem Ahmad. New Delhi: The aircraft of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has not got permission to land at Lucknow airport, according to information given from Congress sources. Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi was stopped on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri. This incident happened shortly after that. Along with Baghel, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister SS Randhawa…
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Lahore’s Old Airport Made Functional for Foreigners
Lahore: Emergency arrangements have been made by booking rooms in five-star hotels for the influx of foreigners evacuating from Afghanistan, due to which, Lahore’s old airport has also been made functional again. According to the details, arrangements have finished in Lahore. Due to an influx of foreigners in the federal capital Islamabad, the old Lahore…
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Truck Accident at Airport Leaves Vehicles Badly Damaged
July 25, 2021: 2 PIA vehicles collided with one another in an unknown airport, near the apron area, close to Bay No. 21, at 11:30 am. According to reports, the truck, marked no. 2031, was driven by one Muhammad Jahangir and was going to the aircraft to upload the passengers’ luggage for Gilgit flight PK…
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New CAA Brilliance, Islamabad Airport Turns Into a Dam
New Islamabad Airport has been making headlines since its inauguration due to poor management situation and non-provision of facilities to passengers. According to details, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and airport management have faced severe criticism right after the inauguration as billions of rupees were spent to make faulty runways and terminals that leak incessantly.…
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Fly Baghdad Airline to begin flight operations from Pakistan to Iraq
BAGHDAD: Fly Baghdad airline has announced to begin its flight operations from Pakistan to Iraq by mid of July. Fly Baghdad Airline will begin new flights in honor of their anniversary this month. The airline management has announced the operations will begin July 16. Four flights in a week will operate from Baghdad to Karachi…