Dubai's first international flight arrives at Skardu airport
The passengers who arrived in Skardu by the first international flight were also given traditional caps and gifts of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-234 has landed in Skardu from Dubai on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day.
The first international flight from Dubai at Skardu Airport arrived at 08:45 am on Monday with 80 passengers on board.
In a statement issued by pia, it has been said that After the landing of the flight, Skardu has got the status of an international airport.
According to the statement, with the launch of these flights, PIA has achieved another honor and introduced Skardu to the whole world.
Pia says that on the international flight, tourists will be able to enjoy the attractive views of Jannat-e-Nazir Gilgit-Baltistan. They will also get to see beautiful views of the snow-clad mountains of the Himalayas, including K2 and Nanga Parbat, during the flight. ‘
Tourists will now be able to reach Skardu by a three-and-a-half-hour flight directly from Dubai, the statement said.
The passengers who arrived in Skardu by the first international flight were also given traditional caps and gifts of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Among these passengers is singer Ali Balti from Skardu, who is also the first passenger who bought the first ticket of this flight.
Ali Balti told Independent Urdu, “We had been living since childhood that international flights would come to Skardu, but today I took the first ticket and traveled on this flight. ‘
He says that ever since he saw this on social media, he had been trying to get a ticket for this flight.
After traveling from Dubai to Skardu, he said that he has been traveling to other cities as well, but “the peace that came down at Skardu Airport is nowhere else.” ‘
