*KARACHI: In order to promote tourism, Pakistan International Airlines(PIA) has decided to operate flights to the Saidu Sharif Airport in Swat.*
The airport that was closed in 2004 owing to the precarious securitysituation will be made operational.
The national flag carrier will operate a test flight to the airport usingan ATR aircraft in the last week of this month, the PIA said and called forthe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to make arrangements in this regard.
The required development work at the Saidu Sharif airport has been carriedout.
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A CAA official said that the airport has been non-operational for a longtime and will be re-opened following an approval of the federal government.He said the airport’s runway has been readied for flights to land and takeoff.
