KARACHI (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has decided to revive inactive airports across the country to increase air connectivity, local media said citing sources familiar with the development.
The decision to accelerate efforts to restore and operationalise the airports in Turbat, Dalbandin, Dera Ismail Khan, and Saidu Sharif was taken at a meeting held at the authority’s headquarters in Karachi.
The high-level meeting, chaired by PAA Director General Air Vice Marshal Zeeshan Saeed, was attended by senior officials from airport services, engineering services and the commercial department, sources said relying on the minutes of the meeting.
Participants were directed to move ahead with the revival of inactive airports, while instructions were also issued regarding the restoration of operations at Sukkur, New Gwadar and other facilities, according to the sources.
The move follows recent efforts by the Ministry of Defence and the PAA to restore dormant aviation infrastructure and improve regional air connectivity.
Dera Ismail Khan Airport
Earlier this month, Dera Ismail Khan Airport was restored after years of inactivity as part of a broader push to bring non-operational airports back into operation.
It must be noted that the PAA was set up through a statutory notification in 2024 to improve the management, operation and development of country airports and related services across Pakistan.
