The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan has once again extended the deadline for outsourcing Islamabad Airport.
According to ARY, the government aims to raise funds by outsourcing airport services, so the deadline is now extended by two months, until July 15. The CAA mentioned that companies from Turkey, Qatar, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other countries have shown interest in the project.
CAA first announced the tender in March with deadline of May 15. But the deadline has been extend due to a lack of interest from potential bidders for outsourcing the airport.
Before this, the federal government asked for applications to outsource Islamabad International Airport for 15 years. The Civil Aviation Authority told interested bidders to submit their applications with a Rs5,000 fee by November 8.
The government also plans to outsource Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad International Airports.
The Employee Unions of the CAA are against the decision to outsource Pakistan airports.
