1st int'l flight from Gwadar on Jan 10

The first international flight from the New Gwadar International Airport will take off for Muscat on January 10, while negotiations were under way with Pakistani, Chinese, Omani, and UAE airlines to start domestic and international flights to and from the port city, officials said on Sunday. Aviation authorities told a high-level meeting on the Gwadar airport, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, that the flight operation of the PIA between Karachi and Gwadar would soon be expanded. Chairing the meeting, Shehbaz, while expressing his gratitude to China for constructing an international standard airport, said that it would bring prosperity to the area and create new job opportunities. "The airport is an example of the great friendship between Pakistan and China," he said. The PM was informed that flights from Gwadar to Muscat would start on January 10, 2025, whereas talks with regard to starting domestic and international flight operations by the airlines of Pakistan, China, Oman and UAE from Gwadar were under way.<br/>