Grounded airport promises haunt govt

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The government is under pressure to explain delays in rehabilitation work at Karonga and Mzuzu airports. These sites are considered key to the tourism and mining goals of the country. The situation has brought back questions regarding a promised international airport for the Northern Region. Previously, the Orton Chirwa International Airport did not materialize under the former Malawi Congress Party government.

Government faces growing pressure to account for stalled rehabilitation works at Mzuzu and Karonga airports—key to the country’s mining and tourism ambitions. The delays have also revived questions about the Northern Region’s long-promised international airport, after the much-touted Orton Chirwa International Airport failed to materialise under the previous Malawi Congress Party government. The Nation has … The post Grounded airport promises haunt govt appeared first on Nation Online .

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