New Islamabad Airport has been making headlines since its inauguration due to poor management situation and non-provision of facilities to passengers. As a result, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and airport management have faced severe criticism right after the inauguration. Billions of rupees were spent to make faulty runways and terminals that leak incessantly. A serious technical mistake was made which severely restricts the airport’s capability to handle two concurrent flights at the same time. According to the details, former Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Naeem Khalid Lodhi (R) has made some shocking revelations regarding the Islamabad Airport. While exposing the incompetence of CAA and talking about the substandard airport, he said that “Initially the airport was planned and approved for about PKR 37 billion probably during Musharraf Regime. During Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regime, the design was reviewed and price escalated to close to PKR 60 billion and it ultimately finished in more than PKR 100 billion.” Moreover, the former Defense Secy said that the construction of runways and infrastructure was given to a consortium of a United Kingdom (UK) company and Husnain Construction Company, a Pakistan-based contractor. However, after some time the contract was given to Chaudhry Munir. New … Continue reading Islamabad airport reeks of CAA’s incompetence and corruption