Pakistan, Japan desire to boost ties in aviation: Ghulam Sarwar
- By Salah Uddin -
- Jun 27, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Thursday said that Japan and Pakistan wanted to enhance mutual cooperation in the field of aviation, ARY News reported.
Talking to Japanese ambassador to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda, who called on him in Islamabad, Ghulam asked for the enhancement of fifth freedom traffic rights capacity between Beijing and Tokyo from 4000 monthly passengers to 5000 monthly passengers and cargo capacity between Beijing and Tokyo from 100 tons per month to 200 tons per month for the designated airlines of Pakistan.
The Japanese ambassador mentioned, “PIA has two weekly flights on the route of Islamabad-Beijing-Tokyo. So, Japanese Airline wants to start flight on Islamabad-Bangkok-Tokyo route.”
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The federal minister appreciated the Japanese government for enhancing the fifth freedom rights quota in March 2019 from 1300 passengers to 4000 passengers per month and from 40 tons of Cargo to 100 tons of Cargo per month,.
Ghulam Sarwar also thanked the ambassador for sponsoring PMD projects and said that Specialized Medium Range Forecast Centre (SMRFC) had been constructed in Islamabad through Japanese aid.
On the occasion, the Japanese ambassador also mentioned that Tokyo also wanted to invest in textile and vehicle industry.
He said, “Japan is also interested in Pakistan skilled manpower in the fields of industry, construction, agriculture, fishing, food and beverages and aviation industry.”