GMR dismantles Alpha duty-free
05 Dec 2011, 5:02 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
GMR officials yesterday began to physically remove the Alpha MVKB Duty Free Shop at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) after “several notices” to vacate the area were “ignored”, according to GMR’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mahika Chandrasena.
MVKB shop assistant Mohamed Nishwan told local newspaper Haveeru that GMR officials entered the shop around 2:00pm and began packing goods into boxes. They also began disassembling temporary wooden walls which were erected in late November to signify that the shop, which sells alcohol, cigarettes, and watches, was closed.
Customs officers arrived at 4:00pm to stop the disassembly, Haveeru reports.
Chandrasena said the shop’s owner had ignored numerous notices to vacate the premises, to the point that that they were blocking development at INIA.
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