ISLAMABAD: The government has initiated the outsourcing process of the operations and management of Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore airports to generate more foreign exchange reserves.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Aviation (SCA) was informed on Thursday that the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is not selling the airports, but are just giving the operations and management controls for a period of time.
The committee meeting was presided over by MNA Syed Mobeen Ahmed.
The PCAA director general informed the committee that after the amendment in rule 68-rule PCCA Act, the authority of issuing No Objection Certificat (NOC) is shifted from PCAA to Building Control Authorities (BCA) and they have completely failed in doing their duty.
He said that the bird strike cases have surged and they have taken measures to address the issue. The flight operations from 6 to 8 am have been closed.
Birds issue near Lahore airport
In the Lahore Airport, the bird repellant system is improved, and awareness drives regarding the disposal of waste of sacrificial animals are circulated to the public through the print and social media.
The committee was informed about the increase in the tax percentage of pilots from 7.5% to 32% due to rising inflation.
The committee also asked about the complaint system on the airports. The PCAA director general replied that they have installed complaint boxes at multiple places in the airports and the complaints are taken very seriously.
