ISLAMABAD: The New Islamabad International airport will be inaugurate on 20th of April while the building of Air Freight Unit (AFU) and Pakistan Revenue Automation (Pvt) Ltd (PRAL) will be functional in the first week of April 2018.
According to details explained by sources of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad that 98% work has been completed. “Complete pre-scanning of arriving baggage and Baggage Handling System (BHS) at departures shall empower the Customs Officers to run their function more efficiently and, at the same time, it shall cause the passengers less obstruction, the sources noted.
Sources told that customs high officials of the MCC Islamabad visits the New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) on daily bases so that they can keenly observe the new developments there. Zulfiqar Ali Chaudhry, Collector MCC Islamabad, visited NIIA during last week of February 2018 to gauge the operational readiness of all the facilities falling under customs controls and enforcement. The visit was planned to take up all the pending matters then-and-there with the Civil Aviation Authority and energize efforts in the wake of the recent deadline set for inauguration of the airport.
During his visit, the Collector Customs was briefed on the status of different airport facilities and systems. He also examined facilities at Passenger Terminal Building and Customs Cargo Complex.
During the visit, Collector Customs also lauded the pace of work at the Passenger Terminal Building and asked for the immediate provision of glassrooms inside the International Arrivals and Departures for round-the-clock surveillance of flights as communicated earlier by the Customs.
Moreover, allocation of one additional room at the International Departures was also discussed by the Collector as departure shift is usually larger because of including drug cell and rummaging squad members.
