CAA rebuffs Shaheen Air’s statement

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday rebuffed the claim of Shaheen Air International (SAI) regarding court decision on issuance of licence, a statement said.

“The airline has presented distorted facts of the court order,” a CAA spokesman said, adding that the Sindh High Court (SHC) has not given any judgment regarding Regular Public Transport (RPT) licence.

A day ago, the SAI had claimed that the SHC had ruled in favour of the airline against the CAA on the issue of the authority demand that the airline should submit documents afresh within 45 days for obtaining the licence.

Instead, the CAA spokesman said the court has directed the airline to pay all the outstanding dues to the authority on time. “The court allowed the airline to continue operations till next hearing on May 8 with the direction to pay outstanding payments,” the spokesman added. The CAA had already allowed the SAI to continue its operations. The spokesman said that the SAI statement is baseless and beyond the fact.