New Aviation Policy 2015 aims at creating local job opportunities, boosts, exports and revenue generation for bringing Pakistan at par with international aviation standards. Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) will earn revenue either in shape of annual fee structure or through appropriate quality partnership models.
The Policy envisages that Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models would also be followed to improve revenue streams and quality of service. The airport's terminal side may be outsourced to world class operators of international standing through transparent and competitive bidding. For this outsourcing appropriate consultants will be hired to ensure efficient and professional management of the landside of airports.
Despite the international trend where airports are privately owned like Far East, Europe and America which are privately owned, developed and operated by joint ventures of local and foreign companies; the airports in Pakistan would always be government owned and still remain the property of the government. Except those which are privately developed like Sialkot International Airport (SIAL). Even India has followed exactly the same pattern with all its international airports developed and operated by local and foreign companies including Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai.
New National Aviation Policy is developed in line with global and regional trends. All the relevant stakeholders were taken onboard as this policy seeks to facilitate passengers/ shippers, offer low prices and helps to create local jobs.-PR
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