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Aviation minister took notice of sanitation issues at Islamabad airport

sanitation issues at Islamabad airport
  • The aviation minister took notice of the problems faced by the passengers due to a lack of cleaning arrangements at the Islamabad International Airport
  • CAA Director security Air Commodore Shahid Qadir and Additional Director Operations Naveed Khan are members of the investigation team

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday took notice of the problems faced by the passengers due to a lack of cleaning arrangements at the Islamabad International Airport authorities and has ordered an investigation on the issue, BOL News reports. 

According to the details, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director security Air Commodore Shahid Qadir and Additional Director Operations Naveed Khan are members of the investigation team to review the arrangements at the airport. The CAA investigation team will investigate the reasons for the poor sanitation arrangements at Islamabad Airport and will also investigate the deficiencies in the sanitation system and the monitoring system.

Moreover, the investigation team of CAA will also identify those responsible for the poor arrangements at the Islamabad International Airport.

The investigating team has been ordered to complete the investigation into the poor sanitation arrangements at Islamabad Airport and submit a report within 48 hours by the ministry.

It should be noted that BOL News has obtained a copy of the notification regarding the investigation into the poor sanitation arrangements at the Islamabad International Airport.

A few days ago, Federal Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique made a detailed visit to Quetta Airport, where he reviewed the passenger facilities at Quetta Airport and issued orders to improve them further.

Khawaja Saad Rafique said that national airline PIA is operating flights to Quetta from three major cities of the country: Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore.

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