Air safaris show travellers the stunning vistas of the city
For over a decade, air safaris have been available in Lahore. This business was at its peak right before the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced some air safari companies to shut down and led to others being hardly able to retain their employees. The idea of viewing cities from the air is old but the facility has been available to small numbers. Flying over the scenic Gaddafi Stadium, Model Town, the historic old Lahore and the Arfa Kareem Tower makes for an interesting tour.
Maj Syed Ejaz Mustafa (retired) of Travel Arz says, “A ten-minute flight over Lahore costs Rs 4500, for a broad spectrum of clientele.” According to the guidelines laid out by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), these planes cannot fly above 5,000 feet. Most of the tours maintain an altitude of around 4,500 feet. Showing one’s identification card or birth certificate is necessary to board the planes. Children under the age of three can be carried fo
Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan being briefed about the Ring Road and Chaham Dam projects in Chakri on Saturday. APP
RAWALPINDI: Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday asked the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to ensure establishment of a sewage treatment plant (STP) in the upstream area of Chahan Dam so that waste water flowing from housing societies did not pollute the dam lake.
He stated this during his visit to the Chahan Dam site to review progress on the ongoing construction work. The minister also visited Ring Road project site. RDA Chairman Tariq Mehmood Murtaza, Wasa Managing Director Raja Shaukat Mehmood and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.
The PIA aircraft, that was impounded in Kuala Lumpur, returns to Islamabad on January 29 | Hassaan Ali Khan
It seemed like a routine flight for Captain Athar Haroon and his crew as PK894 descended into Kuala Lumpur. He was flying one of the 12 Boeing 777s Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has in its fleet. But this was not just any other aircraft. This particular plane was one of the two Boeing 777s that PIA has leased from a Dublin-based aircraft lessor. And PIA was also fighting a British court case over the jet’s lease.
While the plane was taxiing to the designated gate at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), the captain and his crew were unaware of the flurry of activity happening behind the scenes at the airport. Inside the air traffic control tower, the controllers were instructed not to clear the flight back to Islamabad, which was supposed to fly within a few hours. The aircraft had landed in Kuala Lumpur on schedule, but it was not leaving on one.
FIA apprehends CAA high-ups, pilot in fake licenses fiasco
The corporate crime cell registers four cases in Karachi naming six aviation officers and two pilots
FIA HQ Islamabad. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Pakistan s top investigation agency on Friday arrested six people for their alleged involvement in a scandal involving fraudulently obtained pilots licences that came to light after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) jet crashed last year, officials said. Five Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials and a pilot have been arrested, the Federal Investigation Agency said in a statement, adding that at least 40 pilots and eight officials from the CAA s licence branch have been named in three cases registered by the agency s corporate crime wing.