MULTAN, Jan 21st: Prime MInister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will inaugurate the newly constructed runway of Multan airport on April 17, Defence Minister, Director General Civil Aviation and Chairman of PIAC would be accompanied by him. The Chinese firm which was executing the Multan Airport upgradation project will complete the 10,000 feet long and 150 feet wide runway till March 31st. After that PIA and other airlines would be invited to use this airport for their air buses, boeing and wide bodied cargo aircrafts. The second phase of this project would be complete in 2011.This project would cost Rs.4.7 billion.The existing runway of the Multan Airport is 9,000 feet long with 100 feet wide. During the expansion, both the length and width of the runway would be enhanced to 10,500 feet and 150 feet, respectively, and the runway would not be in position to accommodate Boeing flights. However, ATR flights would remain operating and the suggestion to suspend the Boeing flights was just to avoid inconvenience.Project Manager Ata Sheikh told that Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani had already agreed to the CAA proposal.He said that they had recommended PIA authorities to issue a new flights schedule from July 1, adding that ATR flights would be also be given landing facility during night-time.He said the expansion project worth Rs4.7 billion would be completed by October 2010.