Karachi Airport to Get New Passenger Boarding Bridges

[Babushka99]

Have all the bridges been replaced by the new ones? Or is the installation still work in progress?

[AbdulAziz]

I have visited KHI on 21 July and only 2 or 3 bridges was changed and it was at domestic terminal remaining still old.

[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, today Director General Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Air Marshal (Retd) Asim Suleiman inaugurated new passenger boarding bridges at Jinnah International Air Port (JIAP) - Karachi.

In first phase, three old passenger boarding bridges have been replaced. All old boarding bridges at the airport will be replaced by new ones by the end of this year.






An airblue Airbus A321 served by new boarding bridge.






Boarding bridge inner view.







Abbas

[Zulfiqar]

I saw 3 new bridges in place last week. All on the domestic side.

[PK773ER]

I hope those massive cooling units will provide the sufficient cooling in the bridges. Current environment is too suffocated

[khizer]

Where are the new jetways installed? At Domestic or International Terminal?

[Abbas Ali]

^ Apparently domestic.

Abbas

[khizer]

^ Apparently domestic.

Abbas

It should have been installed at the International terminal first but don't know why they chose to replace domestic one's.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Bridges are being replaced gradually.

All domestic & international old bridges will be replaced by new ones by the end of this year.

Abbas

[khizer]

Maybe they are preparing the airport to accommodate the A380 as the airbridge splits into two for faster transfer of passengers to terminal and to aircraft.

[Abdulrafeysiddiqui]

Just on the basis that new Jetways have 2 ways, you're saying that A380 will be coming to Khi! Hats off man! =D>

[Adnan Anwar]

Just on the basis that new Jetways have 2 ways, you're saying that A380 will be coming to Khi! Hats off man! =D>

Chances of a A380 flight into Pakistan are next to NILL, don't have the traffic for Emirates or Etihad to fly such a short hopp to their own hubs.

[Abdulrafeysiddiqui]

That could be second reason. The first reason is that none of the Airport in Pak can handle A380

[Abbas Ali]

Bigger wide-body aircraft like Boeing 777 are also served by dual-end jet bridges for faster passenger embarkation/disembarkation process.

Example photo link: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-korean ... 18920.html

Abbas

[whatever]

Bigger wide-body aircraft like Boeing 777 are also served by dual-end jet bridges for faster passenger embarkation/disembarkation process.

Example photo link: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-korean ... 18920.html

Abbas

Check out Google maps you can see two of theses are installed