International airports only in Male, Gan, Hanimaadhoo: leaked agreement

Male: The government is authorised to operate international airports only at Male International Airport, Seenu Gan airport and Haa Dhaal Hanimaadhoo airport, according to the leaked copy of Male International Airport management agreement between the government and India’s GMR Infrastructure.
An anti-government website leaked a scanned copy of the 196-page agreement made between the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) and the consortium between GMR and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB).
Article 11.20 Other International Airports section states that the government represents that there will be no more than three international airports (Male, Gan and Hanimaadhoo) in Maldives.
Privatisation Committee Chair Mahmood Razee said the government will not license another international airport except the three, but added that the agreement does not restrict charter flight operations at airports that meet civil aviation regulations.
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Categories: Airports Nov 2010, Foreign Nov 2010