According to a press release during the last 48 hours about 15 cargo flights were handled at Islamabad airport. "About 70 to 75 normal passengers flights are also being handled at the same apron by using the aircraft bays very judiciously" said a spokesman of CAA here.
The officer and staff of CAA working at Islamabad airport are doing their jobs very efficiently and effectively. Brigadier Pervez Bashir Nawaz, Regional Director, CAA specially arrived from Regional Headquarters, Lahore to supervise the massive relief of nation of cargo flights at Islamabad airport.
Regional Director Nawaz presided a meeting of ground handling agents ie PIAC, SAPS and Gerry's Dnata and emphasised to clear the relief goods promptly from the apron.
Special duties were assigned to CAA officers to monitor the operation of cargo flights round the clock. This operation may like to continue for quite some time.
He said that CAA's two airports of Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot were also being used for the airdrops and helicopter service. Both the airports were being used as forward air basis by army establishments. Both the runways of the two airports were in operational and functional order despite the damages suffered by the massive earthquake on October 8.
Civil Aviation Authority made all efforts to accommodate maximum number of relief aircrafts along with normal operation at Islamabad International Airport; Islamabad International is a joint user airport with limited parking space on civil apron side. A total of 11 parking bases including 6 for wide-bodied aircraft are available at the airport, he added but all flights ie relief goods, normal passengers and Umrah flights are taken care off effectively.