Airport deal “will allow Israeli flights to stop over after bombing Arab countries”: Umar Naseer
28 Jun 2010, 2:04 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Deputy Leader of the Maldives’ main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), Umar Naseer, has said that the government’s decision to privatise Male’ International Airport is “ridiculous.”
”Privatisation is a good policy, but there should be limitations,” Umar said. ”There are many disadvantages that Maldivians will face in the long term future if Male’ International Airport is privatised.”
He claimed that if the airport was privatised, the Maldives would not have the authority to decide which flights would be permitted to land at the airport.
”That means, if [the operators] allowed it, an Israel flight can come and stop over after bombing Arab countries,” Umar claimed.
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