its looks small...frm which airport we can compare to...??

it is but for a country like Pakistan this would suffice our needs temporarily. Hope in their design they have left room for future extension of another terminal.

its looks small...frm which airport we can compare to...??

It will be able to handle 9-10 million passengers, what u want more???

Jinnah Airport in Karachi was built for 10 million and after decades only 6-7 million people pass through it. The airport was killed by the highest landing fees in the region and the security and economic situation in Pakistan.

A 10 million capacity airport in Islamabad is probably sufficient for a while.

Islamabad won't hit 10 million in the next 20 years I can guarantee that.

If it is enough for our need then why should we waste a lot of money on a single project we can spend it on education,infrastructure,health,etc.

If it is enough for our need then why should we waste a lot of money on a single project we can spend it on education,infrastructure,health,etc.

Because the current airport CAA gonna give back to Pak army whn new one completed...

hope we gonna have shopping mall inside like any othr airport in the world....dubai int..doha int or heathrew intl......

http://www.google.com.my/imgres?q=suvarnabhumi+airport&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=ZMRakxWECssgGM:&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/26432908%40N00/3163182936/&docid=WKhuUhbOdPZVwM&imgurl=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3082/3163182936_6caba3f36f_z.jpg%253Fzz%253D1&w=640&h=410&ei=e8jwTtyOJ8_nrAeW37H4Dw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=890&vpy=345&dur=644&hovh=180&hovw=281&tx=144&ty=126&sig=105122861031103073572&page=4&tbnh=113&tbnw=176&start=54&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:54

http://www.google.com.my/imgres?q=suvarnabhumi+airport&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=ZMRakxWECssgGM:&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/26432908%40N00/3163182936/&docid=WKhuUhbOdPZVwM&imgurl=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3082/3163182936_6caba3f36f_z.jpg%253Fzz%253D1&w=640&h=410&ei=e8jwTtyOJ8_nrAeW37H4Dw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=890&vpy=345&dur=644&hovh=180&hovw=281&tx=144&ty=126&sig=105122861031103073572&page=4&tbnh=113&tbnw=176&start=54&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:54

http://www.google.com.my/imgres?q=airport+duty+free+shops&um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=RrHSprUyWgh6LM:&imgrefurl=http://www.mandar-marathe.com/photos/copenhagen/cph.php&docid=V6vsvdABlEH-VM&imgurl=http://www.mandar-marathe.com/photos/copenhagen/cph-duty-free.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=48nwTpybHoryrQfGjdX6Bg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=527&vpy=338&dur=1091&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=212&ty=112&sig=105122861031103073572&page=6&tbnh=144&tbnw=206&start=88&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:88

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCWD0QEKJo

hoping for my airport atleast like that...

hoping for my airport atleast like that...

no it will inshallah look like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgyQd1qEx4w&feature=related

hope we gonna have shopping mall inside like any othr airport in the world....dubai int..doha int or heathrew intl......

Shopping mall inside the airport. :lol:

The few shops there are in Karachi airport have their owners practically begging people to come into their shops. Whenever I fly into Karachi airport it feels like a ghost town. Empty and depressing.

For a shopping centre in an airport like Dubai or Bangkok you need massive numbers of (well off) people passing through.

99.999% of airport users in Pakistani airports are Pakistanis. Why would I pay double for something if I can buy it at the local shop for half the price?

Now that is just plain wrong. The Karachi airport actually is always pretty busy at any given time of the day. No-one visits the shops, true, and I wonder why they even exist, but the airport itself is always busy given the size. I used to be a regular visitor at the most awkward hours.

New airport to be operational by 2014

The new Islamabad International Airport, located in Fateh Jang Tehsil of Attock District some 30-km southwest of the Federal Capital, is expected to be completed and operational by 2014.

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official said here Monday that a Chinese company and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) were working round the clock to complete construction of passenger and terminal buildings before the deadline.

The official said the new airport would replace the existing one, Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIAP) located in Chaklala. At present, the BBIAP is handling 18 airlines, adding, most of the international commercial flights are operated at morning time which cause rush and delays.

Khi airport is always jam packed, especially since the McD there has gained popularity.

All airports are "busy" in front with relatives and loiterers..the problem is the gate area where ther airports remain empty 20 hours of the day

Just experimented with an earlier posted image and got this outcome below.
:cheers:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6550082177_1d5c4089fc_b.jpg

^^ you ROCK

All airports are "busy" in front with relatives and loiterers..the problem is the gate area where ther airports remain empty 20 hours of the day
Again, not true AT ALL in case of Karachi. There're 160 flights just today (dom+int'l) and spread out all over the day. And since we have only a few regional flights (maybe ten a day) most of them are big narrowbodies or widebodies. Karachi usually has tons of widebodies. Except for a few int'l flights, all of them are widebodies. And the two most traveled cities domestically (LHE and ISB) normally have widebodies with PIA. Now please tell me how is that 20 hours empty at the gates???

watch any youtube video about any pakistan airport..when the plane lands in all u see is 1-2 gulf carriers and a couple PIA

watch any youtube video about any pakistan airport..when the plane lands in all u see is 1-2 gulf carriers and a couple PIA
What's the got anything to do with what I said?

i think what he means to say is that the airports in the videos dont look busy so the figure of 160 flights a day might be an exaggeration. coz with 160 flights a day, there'd be roughly 7 flights an hour. and yet at any given hour, one doesnt see that many planes at the airport.

the point is neither lahore or karachi as even come close to its potential

only a dozen carriers fly to karachi half a dozen to lahore

CAA seems to make no effort to attract any carriers

african countries even in worse shape airport wise that where in civil war in the streets only couple of years ago attract all the euro carriers

i think what he means to say is that the airports in the videos dont look busy so the figure of 160 flights a day might be an exaggeration. coz with 160 flights a day, there'd be roughly 7 flights an hour. and yet at any given hour, one doesnt see that many planes at the airport.
The fact that I said "today" should give enough evidence that I wasn't bullshitting. BUT, it does appear that the figure I gave was way wrong and I was indeed bullshitting! It's around 84 flights. The online flight inquiry for the airport shows 2 days, I thought it was just 24 hours. When I last used it it only showed one day so I didn't bother to check the date. Your message made me doublecheck it. I can't bother checking the other airports' websited but I think for ISB/LHE the figure would be around 50 flights a day.

the point is neither lahore or karachi as even come close to its potential

only a dozen carriers fly to karachi half a dozen to lahore

CAA seems to make no effort to attract any carriers
Carriers will come if people wanna fly. They don't (for gazillion reasons) and hence there aren't many carriers. You need a LOT of demand to justify carriers besides Gulf ones to fly to the city. The few that did stopped because of law and order. CAA itself has nothing to do with it though. These are the few reasons I can think of:

Domestic

Domestic flying pretty much hinges on Karachi. Take Karachi out and we'll have about 5 flights a day due to close proximity of LHE and ISB. Now if ISB was where Quetta is (for example), we'd have way more flights. Other cities are too small/poor to justify any more flying. Secondly, our domestic airlines are shitty as hell. We don't know how to run airlines, period. There's a worldwide revolution going on in LCC and we don't have anyone who can run such an airline. Have an airline that gives you Rs. 3,000 ticket KHI-LHE and see how many people suddenly fly. Such low prices (say Quetta-Peshawar for Rs. 1,500) would open up shit ton of cities and suddenly piss-poor cities like Faisalabad will see 30 flights a day. But it won't because we can't run an airline. Actually if you think about it, Pakistanis are about 50 years behind the world in running any kind of a business. Airline is just an example.

International

This is easy really.

1) Law and order
2) Zero tourism to Pakistan
3) Pakistanis not too big on tourism except going to meet their children or going to Genting and Lankwai for honeymoon
4) We have problems getting visa to any place which really inhibits our choices
4b) Too much paperwork and travel (in many cases) for getting visas and high rejection rate
4c) No spur-of-the-moment plans
5) Public too poor to go anywhere really
6) We have no cultural "connections". The only country we do have them with is India but we can't fly there. Shit tons of flying internationally is between countries that are culturally close. Imagine cheap tickets and easy visas to India! Of course the newer generation is not connected anymore but if we always did, then there'd be a lotta flying

We're talking relative passenger traffic - compared to busy international airports.

Here's a list of passenger traffic in airports. World's busiest airports by passenger traffic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic) Number 1 had almost 90 million passengers and number 30 had 34 million (Dubai had 47 million).

Compare that to Karachi with 6 million and Lahore and Islamabad with 3 million each. Look at CAA's figures (http://www.caapakistan.com.pk/AviationStatisticsView.aspx) and you'll see that the figures for Karachi are actually going down. I don't know why their figures are a couple of years old but maybe they're trying to hide the decline.

The reason I've even saying all this is because at one time Karachi was the top airport in the whole region. Almost every airline used to come here. Even PIA was ranked as one of the best airlines. Then the rulers destroyed it.

Whatever they're doing now is too little, too late. The world has moved on.

CAA's figures aer always two years old. To get the latest ones you have to buy the report. It's not always a conspiracy! If you're talking about transit traffic and why we never capitalized on it (which is completely different from O&D traffic) then that's pretty much covered by the fact that we can't run any kind of a business. And when competing on an int'l level, we may as well call ourselves stone-age people. But that's fine because Chinitos and Memons think that they are the bee's knees because they can add two numbers on their fingers. We just have to peek at our next door neighbors to see how they compete globally and it's frankly embarrassing when we compare ourselves to them.

Lastly, the declining figures also have to do with law and order, something you're not taking into account for some reason. Assume CAA was the shit and perfect, even then no-one would fly transit traffic thru Pakistan. Seriously, would YOU fly thru Afghanistan or Iraq?

Siamu, you need to add very high landing and fuel charges in Karachi. I read that they were the highest in the region and that's one of the main reasons that a lot of airlines stopped landing in Karachi. Charges in Dubai were a lot lower and all the airlines went there.

If we had done things right Karachi airport would have been like Dubai.

Or for that matter, the whole of Pakistan could have been a developed country by now if we didn't have deranged people ruling us.

Having said that, about a year ago I compared no# of aircraft and passenger traffic / capita with India and we were surprisingly almost dead equal. Which is surprising since they have many major city pairs. They'll fly past us in a couple of years though.

Siamu, you need to add very high landing and fuel charges in Karachi. I read that they were the highest in the region and that's one of the main reasons that a lot of airlines stopped landing in Karachi. Charges in Dubai were a lot lower and all the airlines went there.

If we had done things right Karachi airport would have been like Dubai.

Or for that matter, the whole of Pakistan could have been a developed country by now if we didn't have deranged people ruling us.
That's not the ONLY reason, but one of the reasons. Like I said, and I'll repeat again, we don't know how to run a business. You actually think there's someone in the whole of Pakistan competent enough to do something?

Since I am so critical of all businesses, there's actually ONE industry where, may I daresay, we actually are way ahead of the world. Except for the nagging issue of 3G, our cellular industry is way about anyone else's. Drawing parallels with airline industry, our segmentation models are like a cutting-edge LCC (say AirAsia) that make most other countries models look like PIA.

Actually I don't have a low opinion of Pakistanis' ability to run businesses. When there is even a half-decent government in power we make a lot of progress. During Musharraf's time we had a 7%+ growth rate.

We've been cursed with one of the worst ruling class in the world - both generals and stone-age feudal politicians. The generals want to play strategic games with world powers and the politicians just want to loot. Neither of them gives a sh!t about anything else.

karachi and lahore arent going anywhere in terms of growth nor can PIA maintain 3 hubs

PIA needs to make a proper HUB at the new islamabad airport...build its own hotel to reduce costs for crew and their should be a hotel inside the terminal..like no need for air crew of foreign carriers to exit the terminal..and CAA needs to have a marketing plan where they go to every one of the major carriers in europe and they might attract 1 or 2 big names with incentives


the PIA lobby should put also put to the side because they are failing anyway

And the political unions in these organizations like PIA, Steel Mills, Railways etc is just another bullshit! At the end of the day, these unions end up in useless political hirings, hence ruining the organization with over staffing....a bunch of completely incompetent bullshit staff :mad

karachi and lahore arent going anywhere in terms of growth nor can PIA maintain 3 hubs

PIA needs to make a proper HUB at the new islamabad airport...build its own hotel to reduce costs for crew and their should be a hotel inside the terminal..like no need for air crew of foreign carriers to exit the terminal..and CAA needs to have a marketing plan where they go to every one of the major carriers in europe and they might attract 1 or 2 big names with incentives


the PIA lobby should put also put to the side because they are failing anyway
And what exactly would those airlines do after coming to ISB?

That's right. Karachi had potential in the past because it was on the direct route between Europe and East Asia. But Dubai has replaced it. It's probably not passible to get that traffic back.

Islamabad will have to compete against Delhi which already has an new airport with a capacity of 46 million with 30 million actual passengers. They're planning to expand their airport to 100 million capacity.

We should probably sell off PIA to some UAE company and hope they'll fix it. That could be a way to revive the aviation industry in Pakistan. But it's unclear if anyone will even take it for free. It won't be easy to get rid of all the PPP jialas.

I think everyone in this thread is ignoring the basic factor of airline business and airport-business dynamics, and that factor is CUSTOMER. Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, Delhi have surging airline traffic not because they have built outclass terminals, but because of population and economic activity which determines the frequency of airline traffic and need for larger and highly facilitated airports. keeping with this argument, unless Islamabad suddenly becomes a commercial hub, its airport traffic will always be two steps behind Karachi.

expecting to see some new modern design and material inside....hope is kinda like city inside where we hv malls gardens and othr stuff related with beauty....

expecting to see some new modern design and material inside....hope is kinda like city inside where we hv malls gardens and othr stuff related with beauty....
you forgot an amusement park and a zoo. maybe a cricket stadium too for good measures

NEW SITE WORK PICS


http://www.panoramio.com/user/4847483?comment_page=1&photo_page=1

finally this thing is becoming reality!!

smh! is it really call BBIA? is it official

Im sure people will say "Islamabad airport" lol. Many workers back on ground :D

all images were taken by Mudasser Salem credit to him

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815824.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815322.jpg
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http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815145.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815097.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815084.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815038.jpg

all images were taken by Mudasser Salem credit to him

we should mention these pics were taken by Mudasser Salem who is affliated with habib construction services

we should mention these pics were taken by Mudasser Salem who is affliated with habib construction services

done and thank you for posting the link for these amazing images :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6570554379_1d5c0549d9_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6570555405_011980fee3_z.jpg

red represents terminal building

WOW....Thanks for sharing...

WOW..just wow.

Wow. An excellent update.

all images were taken by Mudasser Salem credit to him

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815824.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815322.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815300.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815285.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815285.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815282.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815276.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815271.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815145.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815097.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815084.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/63815038.jpg

all images were taken by Mudasser Salem credit to him

awsome updates. Looks like we are on schedule for 2013.

awsome updates. Looks like we are on schedule for 2013.

2014*

THE man in charge of the construction told me in a email that the end of 2012 might see cargo flights
im assuming cargo with supplies to build the terminal interior

i hope ur right but i dont think so....its bullshit....the project is going to slow....

i hope ur right but i dont think so....its bullshit....the project is going to slow....

i think you are bullshit and should get banned! :bash:

I am happy that MashAllah concrete structure's are surfacing the ground,and construction is gaining the momentum, rest about the time frame sooner or later , is immaterial as already CAA started its construction delayed about 10 to 15 years. Just Pray for our God Gifted Homeland The Pakistan.

16 passenger gates?

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/64021274.jpg

Wow great image ^^

i am not able to put this together. what part of the new airport is the above pic.

THE FRONT is piling for terminal

the back is parking lot

and u see the pillars for the ramp to the departure level

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/64021274.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/64021274.jpg

Nice image...

I'm getting excited about this project, keep the pics coming guys!

THE FRONT is piling for terminal

the back is parking lot

and u see the pillars for the ramp to the departure level

thanks

i am not able to put this together. what part of the new airport is the above pic.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6619621977_e9434b069a_z.jpg

Dear Shahmeer , very good and thank you, for elaborating.

Nice work Shahmeer...:okay:

According to HCS website 31st December 2011

"Airside Infrastructure (Package 1) = 80 % complete
AND
Landside Infrastructure (Package 8-A) = 29 % complete"

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6619621977_e9434b069a_z.jpg
thanks. appreciate it.

AN express train light rail from new airport to near the Centaurus /blue area would be so cool

New airport still look really small.

Manchester Terminal 2 is a lot bigger than this.

New airport still look really small.

Manchester Terminal 2 is a lot bigger than this.

i don't know how big Manchester Terminal 2 is but I compared the whole area with new Doha airport and I find the size of NIIA quit ok.

both images are to scale to each other. :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6636072805_951a0f960c_z.jpg

New airport still look really small.

Manchester Terminal 2 is a lot bigger than this.

Not really, Manchester Airport's operational area is 625 hectares while NIIA's area will be 1500 hectares...

Area wise Islamabad airport is huge but the terminal is medium sized. There's lots of room for expansion in the future.

Why is everyone obsessed with the size of NIIA terminal? before wishing a structure for Islamabad equal to Doha or Manchester, compare the air and passenger traffic as well as economic activity and population in these cities. I think NIIA plan is just fine at least for next 20-30 years

i think the CAA should pressure the Chinese to make the terminal faster..it cant be that much its only 2-3 stories

check this out a 30 story hotel in 2 weeks WOW


http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/play/time-lapse-video-china-built-30-story-hotel-360-hours-458199?hpt=hp_bn7

^^

CAA maynot have enough funds arranged, that might be the problem. Otherwise with current speed, they will complete it in 2013 (already 30% completed)...

guys check this out...this is some new pic from google...not sure if it is real or not...but lookin gud if it is true......http://www.imayocreation.com/English/KKAA/islamabadairport.htm

guys check this out...this is some new pic from google...not sure if it is real or not...but lookin gud if it is true......http://www.imayocreation.com/English/KKAA/islamabadairport.htm
thats not real

plus the guy with 6 people on the bike is a bad idea!!

i don't know how big Manchester Terminal 2 is but I compared the whole area with new Doha airport and I find the size of NIIA quit ok.

both images are to scale to each other. :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6636072805_951a0f960c_z.jpg

Shahmeer, can you please do a similar comparison for NIIA and Delhi's T3?

P.S. I'm not intending to start a "whose dick is bigger contest", just want to see a comparison.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/65145032.jpg

Thanks for the pic!

Thanks for sharing...

Is there are a thread on New Islamabad Airport in the international forums where we can post these updates?

Thanks for the update...it's rising :D

Is there are a thread on New Islamabad Airport in the international forums where we can post these updates?

I don't think so. Make one in the proper section, and share link so I can subscribe to it! :)

Here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=129

^^
Just found out that there is a thread dedicated to it.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1470146

We should post the renders and construction updates on that thread then.

Pakistan’s first greenfield civil aerodrome marks a new era in developing world-class aviation facilities in the country. The new Benazir Bhutto International Airport’s (BBIA) Passenger Terminal Building was designed by CPGairport for an initial capacity of 6.5 million passengers per annum. It employs environmentally sustainable design strategies such as daylighting and sun shading to reduce energy use as part of an intelligent envelope, together with an elongated, elevated driveway-length front portal.

The client – the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority – was interested in having an intelligent envelope design similar to that realized for Changi Airport Terminal 3 (T3). The design for BBIA is inspired by traditional Islamic patterns, and unlike T3, the intelligence factor is more substantially in the design, rather than expensive technology, which is not within its tight budget.

The Terminal Building has a modular design of co-located International and Domestic halls, with a centre pier extension to serve aircraft boarding gates. Daylight from the main roof skylights and the shaded facade glazing around the airside perimeter will penetrate the major part of the Departure floor area. The reduced use of artificial lighting will result in considerable energy savings. Jet nozzles will be used to distribute conditioned air from fascias that are placed at relatively low-levels using thermal stratification (whereby air is allowed to heat up in graduating layers to high ceilings), therefore saving on energy use. Part load conditions of the air-conditioning/heating will also be controlled with variable-air-volume boxes and variable-speed-drive fans. The use of pre-filters and the selection of interior finishes such as granite flooring and molded plywood seating will help ensure essentially dust-free air quality.

http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/?p=1189

Christopher Kearns from CPGairport elaborates on the energy savings aspects of the design in a technical paper entitled “Benazir Bhutto International Airport: Design for Energy Conservation”. The paper summarizes the main energy savings aspects according to three main areas of the design:

The building envelope which filters heat from the building exterior;
The heating, air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation (HVAC) system, which is the major electrical load;
The lighting system, which makes use of daylighting, and other cost effectiveness strategies in lamp/control gear selection, to reduce the energy consumption.
Many of the measures outlined have been used in the design of Changi Airport Passenger Terminal 3 by CPG, which as a guide, was initially benchmarked to achieve 20% savings in energy consumption compared to earlier terminal developments at the airport.♦

Download the complete paper here: Benazir Bhutto International Airport: TECHNICAL PAPER ON DESIGN FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION


http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/?p=1189

http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BBIAP-Energy-Conservation-Technical-Paper.pdf




can someone extract the pic of the the blue print of interior?

the blue print shows 10 gates for international and 5 for domestic

i think 12int/ 3 domestic would have been better

66 percent terminal use for intl / 33 for domestic

^^
Just found out that there is a thread dedicated to it.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1470146

We should post the renders and construction updates on that thread then.

yep this thread seems to be empty. I have updated the render from malpensa link. Do we have volunteer to update this thread with construction updates and possibly extract the image from malpensa link.

Christopher Kearns from CPGairport elaborates on the energy savings aspects of the design in a technical paper entitled “Benazir Bhutto International Airport: Design for Energy Conservation”. The paper summarizes the main energy savings aspects according to three main areas of the design:

The building envelope which filters heat from the building exterior;
The heating, air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation (HVAC) system, which is the major electrical load;
The lighting system, which makes use of daylighting, and other cost effectiveness strategies in lamp/control gear selection, to reduce the energy consumption.
Many of the measures outlined have been used in the design of Changi Airport Passenger Terminal 3 by CPG, which as a guide, was initially benchmarked to achieve 20% savings in energy consumption compared to earlier terminal developments at the airport.♦

Download the complete paper here: Benazir Bhutto International Airport: TECHNICAL PAPER ON DESIGN FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION


http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/?p=1189

^^

n here goes the full article

Benazir Bhutto International Airport: Design for Energy Conservation

http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Benazir-Bhutto-International-Airport_CPG_1a-688x428.jpg

Pakistan’s first greenfield civil aerodrome marks a new era in developing world-class aviation facilities in the country. The new Benazir Bhutto International Airport’s (BBIA) Passenger Terminal Building was designed by CPGairport for an initial capacity of 6.5 million passengers per annum. It employs environmentally sustainable design strategies such as daylighting and sun shading to reduce energy use as part of an intelligent envelope, together with an elongated, elevated driveway-length front portal.

The client – the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority – was interested in having an intelligent envelope design similar to that realized for Changi Airport Terminal 3 (T3). The design for BBIA is inspired by traditional Islamic patterns, and unlike T3, the intelligence factor is more substantially in the design, rather than expensive technology, which is not within its tight budget.

The Terminal Building has a modular design of co-located International and Domestic halls, with a centre pier extension to serve aircraft boarding gates. Daylight from the main roof skylights and the shaded facade glazing around the airside perimeter will penetrate the major part of the Departure floor area. The reduced use of artificial lighting will result in considerable energy savings. Jet nozzles will be used to distribute conditioned air from fascias that are placed at relatively low-levels using thermal stratification (whereby air is allowed to heat up in graduating layers to high ceilings), therefore saving on energy use. Part load conditions of the air-conditioning/heating will also be controlled with variable-air-volume boxes and variable-speed-drive fans. The use of pre-filters and the selection of interior finishes such as granite flooring and molded plywood seating will help ensure essentially dust-free air quality.

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Christopher Kearns from CPGairport elaborates on the energy savings aspects of the design in a technical paper entitled “Benazir Bhutto International Airport: Design for Energy Conservation”. The paper summarizes the main energy savings aspects according to three main areas of the design:

1) The building envelope which filters heat from the building exterior;
2) The heating, air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation (HVAC) system, which is the major electrical load;
3) The lighting system, which makes use of daylighting, and other cost effectiveness strategies in lamp/control gear selection, to reduce the energy consumption.

Many of the measures outlined have been used in the design of Changi Airport Passenger Terminal 3 by CPG, which as a guide, was initially benchmarked to achieve 20% savings in energy consumption compared to earlier terminal developments at the airport.♦

Download the complete paper here: Benazir Bhutto International Airport: TECHNICAL PAPER ON DESIGN FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION
http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BBIAP-Energy-Conservation-Technical-Paper.pdf

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CPGairport http://www.cpgcorp.com.sg/press/viewdetail.asp?id=266 has over 30 years of specialised airport experience, well supported by a dedicated team of airport planners and architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers and programmers. It puts into practice the benefits of good airport design for the comfort, convenience and clarity of flow for passengers; and to address the key issues of safety, security and efficiency of airport operations. CPGairport believes that the primary objective of an airport’s master plan, that is employed to guide its development, is to ensure flexibility and expandability for evolving needs, with customisation necessary for local economic, cultural and environmental considerations.

Source: http://blog.cpgcorp.com.sg/?p=1189

HELLO Khalid can u extract the blue print in the pdf report also?

HELLO Khalid can u extract the blue print in the pdf report also?


here you go! :)

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thxs Shahmeer good work I have updated this on SSC international forum.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1470146

THANKS SHAMEER

thanks buddy

wow guyss finally some good news...lookin great...thanks alot shahmeer buddy...

Cargo Flights from New Airport May Start in December 2012

According to reports in January 24 newspapers, cargo flights may start in December 2012 from new international airport of Islamabad.

First phase of airport's construction has been completed. Second phase of airport's construction is due to be completed by September 2012.

The completion of airport construction is expected in year 2013.

Total cost of the project is Rs. 63 billion.

Good news for capital of starting cargo flights from December 2012 from new isb airport.

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Second phase of Benazir Airport to be completed by September

National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence was informed on Monday that the second phase of the new Benazir International Airport would be completed by September 2012.

The airport is being constructed by a Chinese company, which is the world’s fourth largest construction company. The total cost of the project is is Rs 63 billion. “The first phase has been completed while the second phase will be completed by September 2012,” said a press release.

The committee meeting, chaired by Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, was apprised that the cargo operation could be started in December 2012 and the main problem being faced in the project was the road network, which was to be completed by the National Highway Authority (NHA). The committee stressed the NHA to take appropriate steps for timely completion of the project.

The committee approved the Airport Security Force (Amendment) Bill 2011. The NA body was also briefed on the present status of all the runways. The committee was also informed that the CAA was facing problems in moving heavy machinery from Badin to Mithi due to the damaged road network. On the desire of the committee, the PIA MD assured the provision of two flights to Sehwan Sharif within thirty days.

wow good news for all pakistan....say inshallah

I think by now they should had started the construction on the link road from Islamabad to NIIA.

THEY ONLY need to make a 5 km road from M1-M2 interchange it can be made in a week

why they making it harder than it is NHA is lazy give it to the private sector

whats the name of airport?

i mean ghandara or else one?

IMAGINE the development that could occur if the airport terminals were privitised like India

THEY ONLY need to make a 5 km road from M1-M2 interchange it can be made in a week

why they making it harder than it is NHA is lazy give it to the private sector

they also rehabilitating the Kashmir highway which is also a massive project.

^^

Work on expansion of Kashmir Highway is also stopped for the time being due to lack of funds...

Almost two years ago I drive to the site of the airport (posted pictures) and I had to drive a long way around through villages and farms. The link from the motorway will make access very short but it doesn't seem to have been built yet.

whats the name of airport?
i dont think name is finalized yet bt they changed the name of peshawar airport to bacha khan airport, wtf? :bash::bash::bash:

^^ The name of ISB airport is Benazir Bhutto International Airport...

^^ The name of ISB airport is Benazir Bhutto International Airport...

Shit. Zardari go to hell.

why dont we name it Adul Sattar Aidi or Dr. A.Q Khan airport. They deserve more.

why dont we name it Adul Sattar Aidi or Dr. A.Q Khan airport. They deserve more.

+1000

:bash:NO ONLY CORRUPT PEOPLE DESERVES ALL THE TITLES:ohno:

my vote for GANDHARA INTL AIRPORT....it sounds cool

Karachi Airport should be "Altaf Hussain or Afza Altaf Airport".
Lahore "Mian Sharif or Nawaz Sharif Airport".
Islamabad "Benazir or Asifa or Bilawal Zardari Airport"
Peshawar "Bacha Khan Airport".
Multan "Yousuf Raza Gillani Airport".
etc etc. :bash::bash::bash:

We had already enough of this "name" discussion. Lets move on!!!

ARA's getting pissed guys!!

Karachi Airport should be "Altaf Hussain or Afza Altaf Airport".
Lahore "Mian Sharif or Nawaz Sharif Airport".
Islamabad "Benazir or Asifa or Bilawal Zardari Airport"
Peshawar "Bacha Khan Airport".
Multan "Yousuf Raza Gillani Airport".
etc etc. :bash::bash::bash:
Name,s of Lahore Airport is Allama Iqbal International and Karachi Airport is Jinnah International so they will never be changed , about Islamabad it will never be Benazir because PPP will InshaAllah not come into power again, so need to worry about, either Islamabad International Airport or Gandhara International Airport.

OK enough with the names

someone instead please go get some pics if u live in the islamabad area im sure it will be worth it:)

someone please upload todays new pics at hcs.com.pk :)



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^^ will do :D

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thanks

^^ no problemo. :)

^^ very nice...thanks for sharing

great pictures man....

some serious work done!!

Nice work man!

Lets see when the terminal building and tower starts to rise..then it may be visible from motorway.

Wow great progress... We will see many south asian airports upgrading themselves to its far eastern counterparts in the next 10 years......

Thanks for sharing...:okay:

thanks for the update :)

That's some significant amount of progress. Lots of activity!

Completion status according to HCS website:

Airside Infrastructure (Package 1) = 82 % complete

Landside Infrastructure (Package 8A) = 31 % complete

Hell Yeah!! Love it.

Time for some banana action :banana2:


Some interesting news:
China has banned all its airlines from paying carbon emission charges imposed by the European Union.
"The Civil Aviation Administration of China recently issued a directive to Chinese airlines that without the approval of relevant government departments, all transport airlines in China are prohibited from participating in the EU ETS"

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a new cargo cold storage warehouse built near the new airport site by AGILITY of UAE

hopefully they can build more and make a cargo village to boost the economy of the area


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huge trucks of AGILITY

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love this bird eye view

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cant see...??

The construction has really picked up since the agreement signed between CAA & CSCEC...

The construction has really picked up since the agreement signed between CAA & CSCEC...
when did they sign the agreement?

when did they sign the agreement?

I think June-July, 2011 (agreement of 2 years)...

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showing the main access road
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Twin Runway
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the whole site
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Thanks for sharing...

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thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing...



With the pace of work, I am hopeful that the airport will be functional in Q1/Q2, 2014...

thanks for the pic

Thanks for sharing...



With the pace of work, I am hopeful that the airport will be functional in Q1/Q2, 2014...
wishful thinking :) but i hope i am wrong

^^ More than 35 % work is completed on the Landside Infrastructure, so they can complete it easily in 2 years...

Well it looks like the airport is being built according to plan!

CAA Tender published in Daily Jang & Dawn.
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According to HCS website 29th February 2012

"Airside Infrastructure (Package 1) = 84 % complete (2% progress during February 2012)
AND
Landside Infrastructure (Package 8-A) = 35 % complete" (4% progress during February 2012)

Going well....

According to HCS website 29th February 2012

"Airside Infrastructure (Package 1) = 84 % complete (2% progress during February 2012)
AND
Landside Infrastructure (Package 8-A) = 35 % complete" (4% progress during February 2012)
I'm probably being pessimistic (or wrong) here, but unless they plan on making the terminals & hangars out of shaadi-tents, those figures don't seem to correspond well with the pictures.

HCS is not building the terminal

they only make runway and parking lot...= 85 percent complete

plus, Airside infrastructure may have more than one package

Plus Airside infrastructure may have more than one package

+ 1 it says (Package 1) and it could have more.

+ 1 it says (Package 1) and it could have more.

Was it the spelling??

Was it the spelling??

no I meant you are absolutely right there could be more Packages same as in Landside Infrastructure. :) ,but at least we are seeing progress mashAllah.

TIME for one of the guys on this forum to visit and take own pics:)

http://fwo.com.pk/jdownloads/Brochures/Profile.pdf

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Terminal Building project is a joint venture project China Estate Company with FWO's share of 6.086 billion rupees including civil, mechanical, architecural and landscaping works.

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Am I correct to assume that southern end of the airport will serve as cargo terminal?

Render looks nice...

it looks awesome guyzzz....cant wait fr to land there...

If they give this terminal to the private sector it can be another"changi" if the government runs it it will be another wasteland empty space like lahore and Khi airports

i mean wasteland outisde the terminal and empty shops, inside

No offense but this airport is being made for the elite class of pakistan, so they dont have to go through the bumper jam traffic and the old rugged roads of rawalpindi.

well the ex-pats bring in tons of money so they deserve it...and they need a business hotel and confernce center next to the airport in order to get at least businessmen to come instead of going to have meetings in Dubai

this is one of my fav projects. if it gets built in time and comes out better than renders.

No offense but this airport is being made for the elite class of pakistan, so they dont have to go through the bumper jam traffic and the old rugged roads of rawalpindi.
u r quite wrong here, islamabad being the captial of pakistan desperately needs airport like this one, on weekends, you can see aircrafts circling and making go-arounds the city because the runway is always busy, with new pakistani airlines coming in years and current airlines increasing their frequencies to islamabad, the city needs an airport like this one.

No offense but this airport is being made for the elite class of pakistan, so they dont have to go through the bumper jam traffic and the old rugged roads of rawalpindi.
You got it all wrong

No offense but this airport is being made for the elite class of pakistan, so they dont have to go through the bumper jam traffic and the old rugged roads of rawalpindi.

Apart from the real economic change the new airport can bring to the surrounding areas and to the country dont forget the the relief common public of RWP ISB should gain by not experiencing the VIP and VVIP routes blocking traffic day in and day out as they do now a days.

No offense but this airport is being made for the elite class of pakistan, so they dont have to go through the bumper jam traffic and the old rugged roads of rawalpindi.

Chaklala has limited space and no room for expansion and it is located in the centre of a city, whereas NIIA will be a regional airport serving not just Islamabad and Rawalpindi but north Punjab, AJK and KP. Going by your logic, every new greenfield airport on Earth is built for the rich class so they don't have to go through congested areas where old airports are located.

If they give this terminal to the private sector it can be another"changi" if the government runs it it will be another wasteland empty space like lahore and Khi airports

i mean wasteland outisde the terminal and empty shops, inside

Karachi airport is anything but an 'empty wasteland'. When was the last time you actually came to JIAP? It is a thriving airport jampacked 24/7 with flights coming in all the time. The shops at the airport all look high class with glass or high quality granite or plastic counters and stalls. The landscaping is great and JIAP has a new Standard Chartered sponsored, cladded walkway leading from the McDonalds all the way to the international arrivals area. Radio cabs, Karachi's best hotels, money changers, flower/gift shops, food shops are all represented at high quality, neat and clean counters. The airport is full of people at all times.

Almost every significant airport in the world provides excellent mass transportation options To and From the terminal including Bus, Train, LRT/MRT/Subway/Tube etc.

I just wish that the planners of new ISB airports have given due consideration of providing LRT link between the terminal and the city centre (along Kashmir Highway uptil Aabpara chowk).

If LRT is too expensive or not feasible, then a normal railway line can be laid from the terminal uptil Madinatul Hajjaj Raiway station. A little more work behind NUST can ensure a railway service between New airport and Margalla Railway Station near NUML.

Current Islamabad Airport Not only have a small runway but a very congested area. During Hajj days it looks worse than a Railway Station. With new airline coming (Bhoja started operation already).

It almost like Shuru hotay hi Khatam.


There's only one traffic signal between New-Airport and Blue Area/Constitution Avenue.
2 Interchanges and one Signal at Peshawar Morr.

Almost every significant airport in the world provides excellent mass transportation options To and From the terminal including Bus, Train, LRT/MRT/Subway/Tube etc.

I just wish that the planners of new ISB airports have given due consideration of providing LRT link between the terminal and the city centre (along Kashmir Highway uptil Aabpara chowk).

If LRT is too expensive or not feasible, then a normal railway line can be laid from the terminal uptil Madinatul Hajjaj Raiway station. A little more work behind NUST can ensure a railway service between New airport and Margalla Railway Station near NUML.

ur right lets see what they do.:)

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Good work. Thanks man.

shahmeer is a brilliant guy.

That's a good looking impression. I hope that what the finished product looks like.

They need to develop more open airport like this.. Lahore feels congested and compact.. Karachi feels old and a bit outdated, maybe those air bridges might lighten it up?

great analysis

Here is New Kuwait International Airport's Design. Same Design of New Islamabad International Airport.

http://www.interestingengineering.com/2012/02/kuwait-international-airport-by-foster.html

It's similar from the top, but not the same at all. From the interior it's quite different.

got a video from youtube...dont know if its posted b4 or not.......if posted then pls ignore it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgyQd1qEx4w&feature=related

^^ Already posted couple of times...

(5th March 2012)
New Islamabad airport to be operational by 2014


Islamabad: The New Islamabad International Airport, located in Fatehjang Tehsil of Attock District, some 30km southwest of the federal capital, is expected to be completed and become operational by 2014. A Chinese company and Frontier Works Organization (WFO) are working round the clock to complete construction of passenger terminals buildings before the deadline, official sources said here on Monday.
The new airport will replace the existing one, Benazir Bhutto International Airport located in Chaklala. Talking to APP, an official said that at present, the Benazir Bhutto International Airport is handling 18 airlines, out of which most of the international commercial flights are operated at morning time which causes rush and delays.
He, however, expressed the confidence that the new airport spread over 3,600-acre would not only serve the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi but also the adjoining provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Estimated to cost about $400 million, the new airport facility, which is the first green-field airport in Pakistan, would comprise a contemporary state-of-the-art passenger terminal building, control tower, runway with provision of a secondary runway, taxiways, apron, cargo complex, and hangar together with all the necessary infrastructure and ancillary facilities.
The new airport would cater to the requirements of the latest generation of modern passenger aircraft. He said the new airport would have a modular design to handle 6.5 million passengers per annum and 80,000 metric tonnes cargo per annum.

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according to ARY NEWS the runway test flights by small aircraft is supposed to be march 15..anyone else hear this?

thanks for the picss

I hate to say this but I am totally against this project. There is no need to build an airport on the outskirts of islamabad where people are starving, no electricity, gas or food for majority of poor class. Unfortunately, these hypocrite politicians would brag about the construction of this airport, that how we built this airport and how its the best project in pakistan.

how old are you and what did you study at school (includes college and Uni. ed)? Could someone write few lines for this guy to learn how economics work? I dont have much time to give explanation as I am tied up with work but my friend the short answer is that this should bring much change to this region.

Lahore88" u live in USA right?

every developing country needs to build a infractrsucture to become developed ..have u seen or been to the current airport? its about 1/2 the size of walmart or less

anyway their are small villages near the airport and it will bring much business and jobs for the area..their is motorway 3 hours to lahore and 2 hours to peshawar..it will become an econimic hub region...more business will be built and iT IS the best project in pakistan for years to come


and i dont think much money is being given by the government rather its being funded by taxes u pay when u depart the airport

More than 500 years ago if Sher Shah Suri built the Shahra e Sher Shah,then british built the railways ,we are benefiting from the same till to date , every infrastructural project generate,s economic activity not for present but future as well ( rather they evolve much of the economic activity in and around that particular area and of course it takes time to develop) so that is irrelevant and before commenting on the subject one must have the basic data, and for this airport CAA building this project with 100% their own funds which they had generated over the years , no funds from the Federal Govt, National Budget or PSDP (Public sector development program), so if one think,s CAA have to build schools and hospitals roads or providing gas electricity etc instead of building airports then i have nothing to say but NO COMMENTS.

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will run the first test flight to the under-construction New Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Fatehjang to check its runway on Thursday (today).

“The construction of two runways have been completed; however, the remaining work is in progress and likely to complete by end of June 2013,” said Air Marshal (retired) Khalid Chaudhry, the director general of CAA, while talking to Dawn on Wednesday.

Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar, Secretary Defence Nargis Sethi and other senior officials will be on board the first flight from Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad.

Mr Chaudhry said a small plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would make the first flight to the new airport. “We have completed the construction of the runways, taxi apron, VIP apron and other related facilities,” he said.

The new airport will have bigger halls as compared to Jinnah and Allama Iqbal terminals in Karachi and Lahore and will handle 6.5 million passengers annually.

“This airport will be a modern landmark structure representing the 21st century Pakistan, as it will be the diplomatic and business gateway to Pakistan through the capital city of Islamabad,” the official said.

The construction of the airport costing over Rs60 billion was started in April, 2007. Former President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz laid the foundation of the airport spreading over 3,200 acres near Fatehjang, 30 kilometres from Islamabad. The PPP-led government renamed it as New Benazir Bhutto International Airport in 2008.

The project was to be completed by 2010; however, it remained plagued with problems of water, land acquisition and transportation. The CAA director general admitted that the construction work remained slow in the past. The contract of terminal construction was awarded in May last year and it would be completed in 2013.

When his attention was drawn towards the water problem in the area, he said the CAA would get water from Shahpur Dam as Punjab government had agreed to the proposal.”Two million gallons of water is enough for the runway requirement but the CAA needs more water for the terminal, adjoining facilities and residential areas around the airport.”

He said the CAA was also considering building small dams in the area with the help of the Punjab government. He said the CAA would provide finances and the provincial government would construct the dams in its jurisdiction as CAA.

The CAA chief also said residential quarters would be constructed for the airport staff and officers as shuttle service from twin cities would be costly.

I hate to say this but I am totally against this project. There is no need to build an airport on the outskirts of islamabad where people are starving, no electricity, gas or food for majority of poor class. Unfortunately, these hypocrite politicians would brag about the construction of this airport, that how we built this airport and how its the best project in pakistan.

Most childish statement:bash:

Most childish statement:bash:

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Thanks malpensa for pics & news of first flight. Love it.


Can u see some block like construction in the middle of these big pillars.

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I hate to say this but I am totally against this project. There is no need to build an airport on the outskirts of islamabad where people are starving, no electricity, gas or food for majority of poor class. Unfortunately, these hypocrite politicians would brag about the construction of this airport, that how we built this airport and how its the best project in pakistan.

:cripes:

+1000 malpensa great updates as always :D

Thanks for sharing...

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ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (APP): Federal Defence Minister, Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar Thursday said that cargo service would soon be launched from New Benazir Bhutto International Airport (NBBIA) which would be completed at a cost of Rs. 75 billion by June next year.

“We are going to start cargo service and cargo handling as early as possible to generate income from the under construction airport,” he made these remarks while talking to newspersons after landing on the airport on board a citation aircraft.

Source: APP

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mashAllah first successful landing, I hope many to come. BTW Congratulation to all on this occasion. :D

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my observation so might be wrong!

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Thanks malpensa :)


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mashAllah first successful landing, I hope many to come. BTW Congratulation to all on this occasion. :D

Khair Mubarakaan :)

my observation so might be wrong!

1st image is from the above clip and 2nd is the air traffic control tower of NIIA



mmm i think you are right.

great news

the CAA should bring in charter flights with private investers in Hotels, motels ,restaurants etc..it would be better than just printing in news paper

my observation so might be wrong!

1st image is from the above clip and 2nd is the air traffic control tower of NIIA

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6985100135_2f9495e5c1_z.jpg

cool bro... :), you are rite...

I hate to say this but I am totally against this project. There is no need to build an airport on the outskirts of islamabad where people are starving, no electricity, gas or food for majority of poor class. Unfortunately, these hypocrite politicians would brag about the construction of this airport, that how we built this airport and how its the best project in pakistan.

Who are you man? i mean really who are you? do you seriously think before writing anything? every other post of yours is so negative like what the heck is this project for? I bet you will complain if you see a man eating pizza that why is he even eating pizza if he has no electricity or gas back at home? You don't even live in Pakistan (i guess). Constructions generates a lot of revenue, plus it creates a lot of jobs.. By jobs i mean real jobs not like the one you might think about blowing the jobs of, if you know what i mean. :P

Who are you man? i mean really who are you? do you seriously think before writing anything? every other post of yours is so negative like what the heck is this project for? I bet you will complain if you see a man eating pizza that why is he even eating pizza if he has no electricity or gas back at home? You don't even live in Pakistan (i guess). Constructions generates a lot of revenue, plus it creates a lot of jobs.. By jobs i mean real jobs not like the one you might think about blowing the jobs of, if you know what i mean. :P
I would definitely complain if I see a man eating pizza. Pizza is extremely unhealthy and effects you in both short and long term. Dont eat pizza bro.

NOT to get off topic but "lahore88"..did u spend time in a tent in USA for ocupy wall street? u seem like the type? socialism is your way??


so u want the government to just hand out water and bread all day??

I would definitely complain if I see a man eating pizza. Pizza is extremely unhealthy and effects you in both short and long term. Dont eat pizza bro.

lol i must say trolling at its peak.... hahahahaha

"Express news" was showing the terminal model at close angle..can any one find or get the video clip thanks

MashaAllah

"Express news" was showing the terminal model at close angle..can any one find or get the video clip thanks
got the pics, not the vid though
http://www.historyofpia.com/board/march_12/isb_mar15c.jpg
http://www.historyofpia.com/board/march_12/isb_mar15a.jpg
http://www.historyofpia.com/board/march_12/isb_mar15f.jpg
http://www.historyofpia.com/board/march_12/isb_mar15d.jpg
http://www.historyofpia.com/board/march_12/isb_mar15b.jpg

thanks PIA777

there is a new clip now from Dunya news also


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_kQoaG_7E

many cities in the world have hotels at airport and confernce centers but none is needed more than this new islamabad airport to have it ..business men are flying to Dubai since the foreingers dont want to come Pakistan and have meetings in pakistani cities

the need is for a 4 star hotel and convention/confernace center where at least they fly in and stay at the airport/have meetings and then they can go

Hd_kQoaG_7E

nice

Canadian troll has unlimited supply of stupidity

Yes I know How much is 5% of 160 million....
It is certainly not 10 million!!!!!!
It is 8 million :) even if we take your words of it being 5%......

Let me give you an example of a model secular country and its hypcracy....

The muslims are about 10 % of total french population, which is a significant portion of any population (it is more than double of Pakistan's total minority!!)......And what France did to them is shameful and disgraceful.....
They banned the headscarf....it is denying the basic rights of Muslim women and not allowing them to practice their religion.....One of the basic secular principle is freedom of religion......or may be it only apply to the white people!!!! Can you see the contradiction.....I guess not.....or your answer would be I do not care or some other bla bla bla...

My friend let us not follow the westren world blindly and adopt THEIR way of life with out any thoughts....and not make our decision just to please them! if you want to name the airport after fatima Jinnah....then that is fine...but the reason you gave is Just a wrong reason....I hope you understand what i am trying to say! Hope

I am so sorry that I am quoting a highly old quote but I just found this post and I just want to say that:

- France HAS NOT banned the headscarf
- France has banned face coverings so that the identity of each individual can be discerned. Did you know that the London bus bomber got away in a Niqaab?
- France has not banned this with the specific intention to ban the burqa
- This is open to interpretation but isn't it expected that if people wish to immigrate to a certain country, they should try to integrate in their society rather than just say that this is racism?

I am so sorry that I am quoting a highly old quote but I just found this post and I just want to say that:

- France HAS NOT banned the headscarf
- France has banned face coverings so that the identity of each individual can be discerned. Did you know that the London bus bomber got away in a Niqaab?
- France has not banned this with the specific intention to ban the burqa
- This is open to interpretation but isn't it expected that if people wish to immigrate to a certain country, they should try to integrate in their society rather than just say that this is racism?

France has banned the headscarf in schools and public offices.

France has banned the headscarf in schools and public offices.

They have banned anything which is considered to be a religious symbol, including the christian cross, in schools.

They have banned anything which is considered to be a religious symbol, including the christian cross, in schools.

Irrelevant, ill-timed and ineffective (rather counter productive) argument:ohno:

Irrelevant, ill-timed and ineffective (rather counter productive) argument:ohno:

Well sorry about that.

Nice news...:okay:

WHATS vision air?



New facility by Vision Air Int’l inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: A new engineering facility by Vision Air International at the newly constructed Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad inaugurated. Minister of State and Chairman Board of Investment Saleem Mandviwalla welcomed the investment being made in Pakistan’s all important transportation sector. He highlighted the fact Pakistan only two weeks ago has seen the re-launch of a private sector airline and today the first flight has successfully landed and still today we are inaugurating the Vision Air’s engineering facility. Many opportunities Pakistan has for foreign investors despite the challenges, he added. staff report
daily times

WHATS vision air?


Google is your friend.

http://www.visionairintl.com/