Pakistan has potential for air cargo business

Pakistan has international Airports with the potential to deal cargo services

Cargo business for any airline is an asset. Big and renowned companies of the world like Cargo to Pakistan have their special cargo fleets along with their passenger’s planes. Cargo business generates a huge amount of revenue for any airline as well as for the country. All over the world, cargo fleets move to get cargo business for themselves and for their country.

Airports are also important in this business. Major airports of the world are busy to facilitate people all the time. International cargo business through airlines requires vast area at the airport and plenty of going down and hangers for the planes along with plenty of cargo planes above all.

Pakistan has vast opportunity in cargo business by utilising its airports

Pakistan is situated in the heart of ASIA. It is a well-settled economy with the great opportunity for cargo business. It has some good international airports where it can take off its cargo business activity for the world. Karachi International Airport, Lahore international airports, Islamabad international airport, Sialkot international airport, Peshawar international airport and now Multan has also an international airport.

If Pakistan gives the opportunity to some private airlines and other foreign international airlines to collect or gather Air Cargo from its different international airports for the rest of the world and vice versa, then it will generate revenue for Pakistan and airports also.

Reasonable facilities are required to attend cargo business

If any airport wants to deal in the cargo business, some international requirements are mandatory and compulsory. Airports of Pakistan are having the potential to deal cargo effectively all of them have vast spare lands where cargo buildings can be made according to the cargo business requirement. All international airports of Pakistan are at the well-secured location, so security wise all buildings are safe for international cargo business. International cargo community demands security above all and when you will provide them with the secured environment, definitely they give you cargo business opportunity.

Civil aviation authority of Pakistan and international civil aviation organisation can settle this through cargo pact

Each and every international or domestic flight is controlled by domestic Aviation Authority and International Aviation Authority respectively all over the world. Cargo operation and cargo flights are also monitored by these agencies as they regulate the passengers’ flights all over the world the whole year.

Cargo operation and cargo flights are also monitored by these agencies as they regulate the passengers’ flights all over the world the whole year. Pakistan Aviation Authority also known as CAA regulates the whole flight procedure for its country effectively. If Pakistan wants to show some interest in cargo business through its airports and by using its own airlines, private or national flag carrier, for this purpose and for international cargo flights it should talk with ICAO to regulate this procedure on international grounds.

For Cargo Flights, Pakistan should maintain its airports to attend the function

Pakistan international airports are good enough to maintain passengers’ flights effectively and it has the potential to deal cargo flights effectively with same airports or runways. If necessary, some more runways can be made especially for the cargo flights. Cargo hangers, loading-unloading areas, loading vehicles and any other arrangement that can be involved in this cargo business will be arranged if required.

Pakistan international airports have the potential to expand their buildings and made more runways for r cargo flights. If Pakistan airports can tackle this opportunity, this will give a new boom in cargo business of the area.

Fair weather conditions suit most of Pakistan international airports

All over the world, airports are always in threat of bad weather conditions. Severe weather conditions may harm passengers flights and as well as cargo flights. Airports of Pakistan remain open 24/7 and 365 days of the year due to good weather conditions. Some of its airports are also blocked for operation for a tiny time frame of the year due to some harsh weather conditions and rest of its airports is functional all the time. Pakistan geographically is a great country and most of the time the weather flows normally the whole year most of the part of the country. These weather conditions suit the cargo business internationally.

Private airlines of Pakistan have potential to deal in cargo business internationally

PIA is a national carrier of Pakistan but due to irresponsible attitude of different governments has made it a white elephant. There are plenty of private airlines in Pakistan that has the potential to deal in cargo business internationally effectively if they are allowed to do it and if proper opportunity gives to them.  Some private airlines of Pakistan are of international standard and have good planes in their fleet if they are welcomed in this cargo department then they will definitely generate revenue for themselves and for their country as well.

There are some private international airports in Pakistan which suit best for international cargo operations; especially Sialkot International Airport has a great opportunity for cargo business. Sialkot is a city with plenty of industries and raw material for different industries of Europe, UK, USA and other big industrial countries of the world export from this city. If this airport use for proper international cargo flights then it will be an asset for its country.

New airports can be made for cargo traffic in industrial areas of Pakistan

If Pakistan is interested in cargo business through its airlines or its airports, then infrastructure will be required after strong ground homework. Pakistan has some industrial cities with plenty of international business opportunities such as Sialkot, Faisalabad and many more markets known as the producer of raw material for the industries of the world may be used as cargo business hubs. Direct cargo flights from these cities internationally can change the scene of Pakistan cargo business. Products of Pakistan are popular all over the world but to take them to the international market is impossible for Pakistan, so with this cargo operations, Pakistan can send its products all over the world itself.

Pakistani markets have the ability to generate opportunity for its cargo operations

Pakistan is the richest market in the area due to the weather conditions and crops. Markets of Pakistan have potential to generate cargo business for its cargo flight on daily basis and can make airports busy with cargo flights.