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Worlds newest airport at St Helena in South Atlantic can't open due to wind shear
An airport built with £250million from the ballooning foreign aid budget risks becoming a white elephant because it is too windy to land there safely, it was claimed yesterday. A royal opening at the airport on the remote island of St Helena has been postponed indefinitely after test flights raised safety concerns. The cliff-top landing strip was built with £250million from the Department for International Development to help boost the tiny island in the South Atlantic, which is Britain’s most… (www.dailymail.co.uk) और अधिक...Looks like it went as scheduled for a new runway test. A planned flyby, CHECK. A planned approach, CHECK. No problems, a planned landing, CHECK.
Nice to know that NZ isn't the only place with stupid politicians.
I like the text that the local government will address the wind! I wonder what they have in mind, assuming they have a mind. King Kanute?
Why a towered airport? I don't see this going to be terrible busy.