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Wakenaam airstrip not a white elephant – Robeson Benn
Sixteen months after the completion of Wakenaam Airstrip, flights to the area have not commenced. In fact, the only plane that landed on the airstrip was the test flight.
Transport Minister, Robeson Benn, is optimistic that air traffic to Wakenaam would begin soon dismissing claims that the $54.4M airstrip is a white elephant. He has disclosed that inquiries to set up hangers at Wakenaam have begun.
The 2000-foot long and 50-foot wide runway erected on 300×3000-foot plot of land is not being maintained. The plot is overgrown with grass.
According to Alphonso Mangah, Assistant Aviation Inspector, advertisement for maintenance personnel for the airstrip was sent to the Regional Administration. But no one expressed interest in filling the position.
Meanwhile, construction to the Leguan Airstrip, which was earmarked simultaneously with the Wakenaam Airstrip, has not yet commenced.
According to Benn, construction to the airstrip has been stalled because there is action in court with respect to land ownership. The plot on which Government wants to erect the airstrip is owned by private persons.
He said, “We are evaluating the issues with respect to the Leguan Airstrip particularly since there is dispute over ownership of the land.”
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