The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has licensed the Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI) to launch a private airline, North Air to elevate tourism in the northern areas of the country.
What Happened: According to the details issued by CAA, North Air will conduct flight operations in Gilgit, Skardu, Chitral, and Gwadar. The routes on which the airline will conduct flight operations initially are Islamabad-Gilgit, Islamabad-Skardu, Islamabad-Chitral, and Islamabad-Gwadar. The airline’s head office will be set up at the New Islamabad International Airport and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recently initiated direct flight operations from Lahore to northern areas as its first flight departed to Skardu carrying 153 passengers. The Response: The news has been received with significant positivity across Pakistan.