Karachi Airport to Get New Passenger Boarding Bridges

[Hamad]

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.

Doesn't EK have the traffic to/from KHI for one daily A380?
Concerning the length of the flight EK already serves Dubai-Kuwait-Dubai Route with one daily A380 check for EK857/EK858 - Flight duration is usually around 1.5h

Anyhow as long as the Airport it self is not able to handle the A380 (ground handling equipment/vehicles, gates, taxiways, runway, etc) it will not become reality in near future.

[uzairali]

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.

Doesn't EK have the traffic to/from KHI for one daily A380?
Concerning the length of the flight EK already serves Dubai-Kuwait-Dubai Route with one daily A380 check for EK857/EK858 - Flight duration is usually around 1.5h

Anyhow as long as the Airport it self is not able to handle the A380 (ground handling equipment/vehicles, gates, taxiways, runway, etc) it will not become reality in near future.

Yes and KHI is 2 hours long.

Also emirates dropped from 6 flights to 5 recently. All 777.

I think emirates will likely add another 777 flight in the future to meet demand instead of an a380. My passengers prefer various flights in a day rather than 3 a380 flights and then wait hours for their connection from dubai.

[raihans]

the jetway bridges are being installed in horizontal position/side by side to accommodate L1 & L2 doors of jetliners; if the jetway bridges are installed in vertical position then one can say the possibility of A380 ops to connect the upper and main deck which is not the case here

[Babushka99]

Even though we are in October, the international terminal still is using the old bridges and on domestic, I'm not sure what the status is. Anyone knows what is the delay in installation?

[CoyBoy]

A380 can be parked at remote stand and catered to by vehicles handling 747s and An 124, Emirates are interested in flying it here, they dont have enough routes for them and are desperate to have them operate as many routes as possible according to pprune forums.

[Abbas Ali]

ADELTE (adelte.com) advertisement in today's (November 10) newspaper. Boarding bridges manufactured by ADELTE are installed at Karachi airport and under construction new airport of Islamabad.



Abbas

[raihans]

^ interesting

so both times Ahmed Jaffer & Co ltd got contract from CAA for jet bridges acquisition and installation at Karachi JIAP ? I guess the below quoted are the previous jet bridges in yellow color?

Stearns USA: Supply and maintenance of Airport Boarding bridges for the new Jinnah International Terminal at Karachi Airport for Civil Aviation Authority.

http://ajcl.net/index.php/business-acti ... jects.html

[Abbas Ali]

^ Nice find and yes that must be the supplier/manufacturer of airport's original jet bridges.

Here's ADELTE press release from last year:

Barcelona, 25 of May 2015 – ADELTE recently signed a contract with the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) to improve boarding operations at Jinnah International Airport, Pakistan’s largest international and domestic airport, ,next to the city of Karachi.

The contract includes the dismantling & disposal of the 12 old PBBs and the design, manufacture and installation of 18 new electromechanical glass-sided Apron Drive models, along with 12 walkways and 30 rooftops also designed and manufactured by ADELTE.

To complete this gate solution, ADELTE will also deliver 12 innovative PCAs ZEPHIR (45T and 90T) of its GSE range.

The new Passenger Boarding Bridges and Ground Support Equipment will serve a wide range of aircraft, adapting perfectly to the current and future needs of airlines operating at Karachi and will offer maximum safety and comfort for over 16 million passengers traveling to/from Karachi annually.

http://www.adelte.com/news-events/adelt ... n-pakistan

Abbas

[shj]

Update on this: Gate 13 has been replaced and gate 12 work has or will begin. After this, they'll shift to the international sattelite

[Abbas Ali]

Great pictures of ADELTE's new Passenger Boarding Bridges operating successfully at Jinnah International Airport - Karachi.

https://www.facebook.com/ADELTEGROUP/po ... 1467551396

Abbas

[uzairali]

Good to see rapid improvements in airports of Pakistan.

Since nawaz sharif came, lots of improvements being made. New planes being added, airports being built or refurbished, airlines forming.

Jiye nawaz sharif lion

[raihans]

Jiye nawaz sharif lion

I highly suggest you don't politicize this Aviation forum, rather keep it free of politics and/or political slogans

[ammad]

Jiye nawaz sharif lion

I highly suggest you don't politicize this Aviation forum, rather keep it free of politics and/or political slogans

Rigthtly said, Over to you Abbas.

[uzairali]

Guys PIA suffered a lot under PPP.

We have to give credit where it is due, do we not? As we blame PPP under which PIA suffered tremendous loses, under PML PIA now enjoys a better performance and airports as well.

[Thunder]

PIA is still in lose if u dont mind please read this report.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1176870/sev ... target-21/

If PIA enjoy better performance then why PM nawaz is going to privatize PIA.