Test flight lands in Kulhudhuffushi airstrip
The flight landed two days after the contractor finished laying tar on the runway.
20 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
A test flight landed Wednesday in the newly-built airstrip on Kulhudhuffushi island, two days after the contractor finished laying tar on the runway.
The runway was completed Sunday night with the state-owned Maldives Transport and Contracting Company working at “full capacity” and scrambling for the test landing before Sunday’s presidential election.
An airport for Kulhudhuffushi, a northern population hub and an opposition stronghold, was a pledge made by President Abdulla Yameen in his 2013 campaign.
Only the runway, taxiway and the apron have been completed. The terminal – which is to be a pre-fabricated building – and the air tower are unfinished.
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