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All aerodromes operational: AFL

February 24, 2016 5:26 am

All Aerodromes are now operational following a special assessment trip by Airports Fiji Limited to Lau yesterday.

Runways at Cicia, Lakeba, Moala and Vanuabalavu in the Lau group have been confirmed operational from yesterday.

In a statement, AFL says they were able to establish contact with people on the ground at Ono-i-Lau around midday today to make it the last of the outer island nations to be cleared for landing.

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Koro, Bureta and Savusavu have also been cleared and are now operational.

AFL’s 13 outer island stations are now operating; however damages to some of their terminals have restricted operations.

The terminal building in Koro and Vanuabalavu have been completely destroyed whilst the fire station in Savusavu has been severely damaged.