New Gwadar Airport ready to start flight operations
Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Prof Ahsan Iqbal, announced that the New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) is ready to be opened. This airport, a gift from the Chinese government, symbolizes Pakistan-China friendship and is a significant milestone in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It is expected to become a major air transportation hub and regional gateway. Twenty Pakistani officials are undergoing multi-disciplinary training in China, provided by China Airport Construction Group, to manage the airport’s operations independently. The NGIA features 32 components, including a state-of-the-art runway, aprons, terminal, and various infrastructure facilities.
BEIJING:
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Prof Ahsan Iqbal said that the New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) is ready to be opened and hoped that this airport would become an important hub of air transportation and a gateway to connect different regions in future.
The New Gwadar International Airport has been gifted by government of China to the people of Pakistan in general and people of Gwadar particular and it will stand as a monument of Pakistan-China friendship, he added.
Terming the airport as another milestone and flagship of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the minister hoped that with the training that Pakistani staff will get in China, this airport in future will become an important hub of air transportation and it will become a gateway to connect different regions.
As skilled manpower is a key prerequisite for the operation of the NGIA, 20 Pakistani officials of the airport have embarked on their Multi-disciplinary Training Courses in China.
Under the Training Program, China Airport Construction Group will transfer technical and hands-on knowledge to Pakistani staff to run airport operation independently. This is the first-of-its-kind human resource training courses aiming to hone the technical, administrative and managerial expertise of the staff of NGIA, the Chinese media reported.
The NGIA consists of 32 components such as a state-of-the-art runway, aprons, a terminal, along with civil, technical, electrical and communication infrastructure and allied facilities.
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