The UAE-based international airline, APA, and the Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) of Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding early provision of cargo facilities and passenger services at the airport. APA's managing director Pervez Ansari, SIAL's chief executive Khawar Anwar Khawaja and chairman Babar Iqbal inked the MoU, said a statement. Ansari said the UAE-based airline would provide quick cargo service at Sialkot airport, besides generating a cargo capacity of 40 to 50 ton daily through Kabul, Sialkot and Sharjah. He said the airline had also offered to launch a parallel passenger and cargo service from Sialkot airport to all main international routes. The Sialkot airport would become operational in June this year. The Pakistan International Airlines, Air Blue, TCS and DHL had also announced launching of their passenger and cargo services at this airport.
