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Gwadar airport to be closed for a month due to runway extension

QUETTA: Gwadar Airport will remain closed for a month in view of extension work on the runway, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said.

The airport would remain closed from July 1 to July 30.

The CAA further said that no decision has been made regarding any alternative airport use, adding that Turbat and Pasni airports are options for alternative airports.

Once completed, the airport will be capable of playing host to the largest passenger planes in the world, including the Airbus A380 jet. For this purpose, the CAA had allocated 3,000 acres of land. The airport will be given international status and operate under the open skies policy.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.