The Board of Inquiry of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), constituted to conduct the inquiry of the collapse of a boarding bridge at Islamabad International Airport (IIAP), has recommended that outsourcing of various services at airports should be stopped.
The board has suggested that regular recruitments should be made in core areas for all types of work at airports.
The inquiry committee has submitted its inquiry report to Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The Director General has approved the report and ordered immediate implementation on recommendations of the report. He has also ordered prompt action against the contractor of the boarding bridge, M/s Adelte, who would be asked to rebuild the collapsed bridge without any cost to the CAA.
The DGCAA has also issued directives to take strict disciplinary action against the CAA personnel responsible for the incident.
The inquiry committee recommended in its report to extend the defect liability period of M/s Adelte for a year to remove all defects and shortcomings of its completed work at IIAP with its own resources.
The committee also expressed its displeasure on the performance of design consultant M/s Project Management Consultant and proposed action against it as per agreement.
The committee recommended that boarding bridges of all airports in Pakistan should be inspected and their defects removed immediately. The inquiry committee also recommended to stop the outsourcing of various services at airports and suggested to make direct regular recruitments in core areas for all types of work at airports.
A boarding bridge at Islamabad International Airport had collapsed on October 9, 2018. The Director General CAA had constituted a seven members inquiry committee headed by Deputy Director General Airport Services of CAA which has submitted the report.
Published in Daily Times, December 22nd 2018.
