INAUGURATION OF NEW RUNWAY & NOOVILU SEAPLANE TERMINAL AT VIA

INAUGURATION OF NEW RUNWAY & NOOVILU SEAPLANE TERMINAL AT VIA

  • 25 October 2022

The ceremony for the inauguration of the new runway operations and the grand opening of Noovilu Seaplane Terminal was held at VIA on October 6, 2022. During the ceremony, H.E. Ambassador Wang Lixin emphasized that the enhanced and transformed Velana International Airport (VIA) would significantly contribute to the growth of the Maldivian tourism and economy and become yet another milestone in the friendship between China and the Maldives.

The new VIA runway is the first 4F-class runway in the Maldives that can accommodate the take-off and landing operations of big F-class planes such as Airbus A380. Likewise, the largest contemporary seaplane terminal in the Maldives will be available to the residents of the Maldives at Noovilu. The Maldives' vice president, H.E. Faisal Naseem, expressed gratitude to the Chinese side for the federal support and the efforts of BUCG, emphasizing that the projects will greatly aid in the growth of the country.

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