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Labasa Airport To Open Next Week

- Feedback: shratika.naidu@fijisun.com.fj SHRATIKA NAIDU

Labasa Airport is due to re-open on

August 5.

Fiji Airports had to close the airport from July 13 to August 4 to allow runway upgrade and maintenanc­e works.

Fiji Airports confirmed that the work is being carried out on schedule without any problem.

Works underway

Although services would resume from next Wednesday, the airport’s apron upgrade works will continue until September.

Fiji Airports initially scheduled the airport closure for April, however the coronaviru­s (COVID-19) inter-island travel restrictio­ns affected that decision.

Alternativ­e route

Fiji Airports apologised for the inconvenie­nce.

Meanwhile, during the three weeks of closure, people have been travelling through Savusavu Airport, to and from Nausori Airport.

 ?? Photo: Shratika Naidu ?? Workers carrying out work of the runway at Labasa Airport in Waiqele, Labasa, on July 30,2020.
Photo: Shratika Naidu Workers carrying out work of the runway at Labasa Airport in Waiqele, Labasa, on July 30,2020.

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