ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allowed the resumption of international flight operations in Pakistan at all airports, a day after it announced the lifting of several coronavirus restrictions.
According to a NOTAM (notice to airmen) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the international flight operations at all airports will resume from August 9 midnight.
The Aviation Authority said, “The government of Pakistan is pleased to allow all international passenger operations to/from all airports as available pre-COVID-19.”
“International scheduled flight operations to/from Pakistan will revert to authorisations as per the summer-20 scheduling season. However, international flight operations shall be conducted in accordance with established guidelines and applicable standard operating procedures (SOPs),” it added.
The NOTAM further stated, “International cargo and special flight operations may also be conducted to/from Pakistan as per applicable SOPs.”
In another notification, the Aviation Division said that all types of domestic passenger operations would be allowed to and from all airports. The CAA earlier informed that domestic flight operations would be restored from all airports in the country from August 6 midnight.
In order to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the federal government suspended all international flights on March 21 and domestic flight operations on March 26.
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