New Multan International Airport Pakistan from Shujaat Azeem on Vimeo.
Pakistan's 'new' Multan Airport will finally... hopefully... be operational later this month.
The airport has been fraught with challenges. As recently as February 10th, the airport was set to be inaugurated before the end of February. While this target was not met, there was a final inspection of the facilities on February 27th.
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| Arrival of passengers on the first test flight at Multan Airport today |
The new airport was apparently completed last year, but a lack of power prevented it from becoming operational (there is now a new grid station).
Previous stumbling blocks included cancellation of plans for a new greenfield construction, due to lack of funds, and modified plans to replace the existing terminal instead.
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| First bags! Test flight photos by Saqlain Kazmi via @raisinganchor |
Information on transportation options for the new terminal are hard to find, even for us. For now, expect to take a taxi, and keep any eye on our Multan International Airport (MUX) transportation guide for updates.
In addition to passenger services, the new airport will double mango exports from the region from 10,000 to 20,000 tons (how many planes does it take to fly 10,000 mangos?).For more pictures, see the Multan Airport Facebook page.
Related resources:
Multan International Airport (MUX) transportation guide
New Multan airport to be inaugurated this month (March): Shujaat Azeem
Luck to smile on Multan in March
PM likely to open New Multan Airport on (February) 27th
Upgraded Multan airport likely to open next month (February)
New Multan Airport to complete by end of 2014
Qatar Airlines to start flights from Multan to Europe
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