In pursuance of the Supreme Court's directive, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Nadeem Khan Yousufzai called an extra ordinary meeting of the authority here on Sunday. The meeting was attended among others by Deputy DG CAA, AVM Junaid Ahmed Siddiqui and Capt S Hamid Abbas Gardezi, Principal Director, Airport Services.
The meeting directed all concerned directors to plan and implement enhanced measures for the convenience of overseas Pakistanis travelling to/from Pakistani Airports.
It was decided that the CAA, in collaboration with overseas Pakistanis Foundation and other stakeholders, would implement best possible measures to enhance the comforts of passengers.
These measures shall include: (a) efficient manning of overseas Pakistanis Foundation counters; (b) display of privileges of overseas Pakistanis at prominent locations and announcement to that effect by the airlines; (c) provision of shuttle service between airport and hotel; (d) rebated radio cabs for various cities; and (e) effective monitoring by CAA and display of facilities through electronic media.-PR