Benazir Bhutto Intl Apt

[mutt]

SUBJ: APT NAME CHANGE
COUNTRY : PAKISTAN
CITY : ISLAMABAD
APT NAME : CHAKLALA INTL APT
IATA CODE : ISB
ICAO CODE : OPRN
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
PLZ CHANGE APT NAME TO READ : BENAZIR BHUTTO INTL APT


Mutt

[Seat62K]

Does anyone know when/where this stupid idea to name airports after individuals started? Was it JFK or CDG?

[Kazamb]

The f*******g politics of Pakistan. What a waste of Money!:ugh:

When the PPP loses power in a few years, it should be renamed Islamabad International Airport.

[saman]

Seat62K, what a good question!

Whch is the oldest airfield named after a person? - La Guardia, O'Hare... certainly way before JFK or CDG - and the French still call CDG "Roissy"!

May be better on the A & N thread....

Saman