BREAKING NEWS: Land reclamation begins for new Vilufushi airport

The Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) initiated land reclamation works in Th. Vilufushi this morning.

The agreement to develop and operate an airport in Vilufushi was signed by Finance Minister Moosa Zameer and MACL’s CEO Ibrahim Shareef Mohamed today.

This ceremony, attended by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, also saw the inauguration of the reclamation of land needed for the airport.

According to MACL, the project will include the development of an airport with a 1,200-meter runway, a modern passenger terminal and some other facilities.

The officials said that this capital development program will be completed in under 30 months.