Resumption of flight operations great news for economy.

LAHORE -- Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Saturday welcomed resumption of flight operations between Pakistan and the rest of the world and termed it a great news for the businesses and economy.

LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh told the media here that business community had received a refreshing news after a long time as COVID-19 halted all trade and economic activities in March 2020. Flight operations were suspended in March when the country came under a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.

He said that recommencement of flights from all national and foreign airlines will give impetus to Pakistan's external trade and tourism industry as well. 'We hail government's decision to reopen domestic and international flight operations in a standardized manner," the LCCI president said and added that implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines by the government would help well to address essential health and safety.

Irfan Sheikh said that though COVID-19 had caused unprecedented losses to the economies of rest of the world and jolted the basis of economic structures, international trades were inching towards normalisation. Being a...