ISLAMABAD – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is all set to make thefirst historic landing at new Islamabad International Airport on Saturday(April 7).

According to details, the national flag carrier’s A 320 will take off fromBenazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad this afternoon and in amatter of thirty minutes will land at the new Islamabad InternationalAirport.

It will be the first mock flight at the new airport.

PIA President and CEO Musharraf Rasool Cyan will be on board the mockflight to assess the operationality of the new airport.

The new airport spreads over nineteen square kilometers with fifteenjetties including facilities to accommodate the world’s largest airplane.

It is the biggest international airport of the country in terms of landingand passenger handling facilities.

The new airport has two runways each 3.5 kilometer long.