Labasa Airport will o be temporarily closed for a week to allow runway remedial works to commence from next Monday, August 31. [File Photo]

Labasa Airport will be closed for a week to allow runway remedial works to commence from Monday, August 31.

Fiji Airports says it is working in conjunction with contractor Higgins and in consultation with airline operators and have scheduled the runway rectification program over the period from next Monday August 31 until September 7.

It says Labasa Airport will re-open on Tuesday, September 08 for light aircraft operations adding that ATR flights are likely to re-commence from September 12.

Fiji Airports stresses that they continue to hold the safety and wellbeing of the travelling public as paramount and apologizes to the travelling public for any inconvenience caused during this process.