SWAT: Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) first flight, which took off from Islamabad International Airport, landed at Swat’s Saidu Sharif airport, marking the resumption of flights operation to this destination after 17 years.
According to details, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and Postal Services Minister Murad Saeed were among the 47 passengers boarding the national airline’s PK-640 flight.
Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar saw the flight off at the Islamabad airport. Before the departure, KP’s Chief Minister along with both the federal ministers cut a cake to mark the resumption of flights operation to the Saidu Sharif airport.
The Saidu Sharif airport had been non-operational since 2004 after the national flag carrier ceased to operate commercial flights to this destination. Established in 1978, the airport used to handle two flights a day from Islamabad and Peshawar.
