Test flight lands at Maafaru airport
The international airport is a ‘gift’ from the UAE.
15 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
A test flight landed Tuesday at the new international airport nearing completion on Maafaru island in Noonu atoll.
Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer, ruling coalition lawmakers and government officials travelled on the 25-minute maiden flight from the capital on national carrier Maldivian.
“When this airport opens, this region will become the most valuable in Maldives tourism,” Zameer told reporters on the tarmac.
The 2.2 kilometre-long, 40 metre-wide runway is complete and scheduled flights would begin in September once the airport tower and terminal are ready, he said. The runway can accommodate the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.
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