RAWALPINDI: As a precautionary measure to halt the unfold of coronavirus within the nation, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Monday introduced it was closing down Karachi and Sukkur airports from Tuesday (at present) till April 4.
A NOTAM (discover to airmen) issued by the PCAA stated that Karachi’s Jinnah Worldwide Airport and Sukkur Airport will probably be closed for all sorts of incoming and outgoing home flights with impact from Tuesday, March 24.
After the closure of flight operation from Karachi, the home flights to and from Karachi will probably be suspended; nonetheless, some flights are nonetheless working in different airports in keeping with aviation regulation.
However authorities involved are reviewing the circumstances rising in Punjab after it introduced a lockdown within the province to comprise the fast-spreading virus.
In the meantime, PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez stated that PIA’s home operation had been suspended as a result of cancellation of flights from Karachi.
“These are difficult times for the country and the airline but the whole world is suffering and we are no different,” he stated.
“Right now the priority for the airline is the safety of citizens and that takes precedence over everything else,” he added.
“We have to fight this together,” he stated including that two home flights have been cancelled on Monday.
Revealed in Daybreak, March 24th, 2020
