{"id":3789,"date":"2010-02-08T16:38:27","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T22:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2010-02-09T08:35:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T14:35:28","slug":"night-landing-project-nears-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/night-landing-project-nears-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Night landing project nears completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3790\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/RUNWAY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3790 \" title=\"RUNWAY\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/RUNWAY-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/RUNWAY-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/RUNWAY.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Work being done on the extension project in March 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Runway Extension Project of the Melville Hall Airport is expected to be completed in March so night landing services can commence on island.<\/p>\n<p>At the Cabinet swearing-in ceremony on January 04 at the Windsor Park Stadium, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that night landing services would be ready in \u201ca matter of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, at a press conference this afternoon the prime minister explained that there had been delays due to contractual issues. He said the project will possibly be handed over in March for commencement of night landing.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions are also being held with American Airlines and LIAT officials regarding the service, according to PM Skerrit, who added \u201cand now we confirm that a 737 can land in Dominica with no difficulties.\u00a0 This happened in December, I was advised. I didn\u2019t see it myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re on target&#8230; of course there were some delays obviously for some other issues \u2013 contractual issues \u2013 but we on target. We\u2019re pushing work, work is ongoing. Some of the lighting infrastructure is in place already,\u201d he said, in response to a question from a Dominica News Online reporter.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, DNO understands that work is still being done on the Runway End Safety Area (RESA) of Runway 27. The airstrip is being leveled and ramp lights are being added to it, a source close to airport operations revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Skerrit asked persons to be optimistic about the night landing facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been test landing here done already, I think last year December. So, we\u2019re well on track and let\u2019s keep our fingers crossed that the night landing can function properly &#8230; the only people who are going to\u00a0 benefit from this are the people of Dominica; because clearly we have to open up Dominica for a longer period of time and night landing would serve us very, very well,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/><input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Runway Extension Project of the Melville Hall Airport is expected to be completed in March so night landing services can commence on island. 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