ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has devised a robust plan to facilitate passengers at new Islamabad International Airport by presenting the best international practices.
The Customs authorities would expedite clearance of baggage and simplified customs clearance processes. The Customs officials have already been attending meetings with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in this regard. Both the sides have discussed in detail the proposals floated by Pakistan Customs. The Islamabad Customs officials are playing their due role in the whole process to ensure implementation of systems to minimise human interaction with maximum facilitation to the passengers during clearance of their baggage at the new airport.
Keeping in view best international practices, the Customs would implement measures to facilitate clearance of baggage of incoming and outgoing passengers at new airport to avoid repeated examination of passengers’ baggage. A key facilitate measure is introduction of a single window operational facility for the passengers having unaccompanied baggage.
Customs authorities have proposed that for baggage of incoming passengers, scanners may be placed outside the conveyer belts so as to ensure minimum human interaction and maximum passenger facilitation. The CAA has agreed in principle subject to feasibility at this stage. A meeting has been arranged with Civil Aviation Authority for assessing its feasibility on sight.
