Former President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has congratulated President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on inaugurating the new runway at Velana International Airport (VIA). In a tweet, former President Waheed said it was a long awaited and immensely important development project for the country and congratulated the president and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).
The new runway developed at VIA is 3,400 metres long and 60 metres wide. The runway was developed by China based-Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) at a cost of USD 400 million, funded by a loan provided by Axis Bank Limited.
The commercial operations of the code F runway will commence after three months, according to MACL.
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