PIA's Airport Hotel to Stay at its Location in Karachi

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PIA's Airport Hotel to Stay at its Location in Karachi

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According to news sources, the historic Airport Hotel (airporthotel.com.pk) will stay at its location in Karachi at least till year 2030 under a renewed/revised land lease agreement signed between Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Skyrooms (Private) Limited which is a subsidiary of PIA. The hotel is managed by Skyrooms.

Airport Hotel building and its land are one lease to Skyrooms by CAA. The lease agreement between CAA and Skyrooms had expired in year 2001.

Earlier attempts to renew/revise lease agreement had failed.

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About Airport Hotel

Airport Hotel, Skyrooms (Private) Limited was incorporated as a Limited Company in May 1975 with registered office in Karachi (Pakistan). The company has an authorized Share Capital of Rupees 50.00 Million and is 100% owned by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

Skyrooms (Private) Limited owns and manages the Airport Hotel and provides hotel accommodation to transit passengers to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and other airlines and walk-in passengers. Originally established in 1955 by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) under the name of Speedbird House with a capacity of 100 Rooms, subsequently it was acquired by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in 1973.

In the year 1983-84, four new blocks comprising 244 Rooms, Reception, Shops and Dinning Hall facilities were added in the hotel.

Source: airporthotel.com.pk
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