TCHIBANGA, August 9 (AGP)- The Minister of Transport, General Roger Bibaye Itandas, made a whirlwind tour this Tuesday, August 8, 2023 in Tchibanga, to immerse himself in security at Mikwelengui airport.
This infrastructure, which has remained closed to domestic flights for a long time, requires improvements, particularly at the terminal, before any resumption of traffic.
At the head of a delegation of technicians, in particular those from the National Delegation of ASECNA, the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ANAC), and the Director General of the Office of Safety and Facilitation of Aéroports du Gabon (ONSFAG), the Minister of Transport inspected the site, guided by the Commander of the aerodrome, Godefroy Ella Abessolo.
A tour of the owner which allowed General Bibaye Itandas to note a deficit of the seats and the ventilation system. Points that will have to be filled urgently, in the departure and arrival halls. Likewise, the parking lot needs an extension.
If there are currently no problems with the airstrip, its stormwater drainage channel will need to be cleared. At the risk of water spilling on the bitumen during heavy rainfall. Anything that could weaken the tread in the long term.
It must be said that these developments are of great concern to the Minister of Transport. Hence this mission, which takes place a few days before launch of the general election campaign. It thus responds to the urgent need to establish effective security measures. so to streamline the movement of passengers arriving and departing from Tchibanga airport. The safety of all occupants of the aircraft being at this price.
As a reminder, Minister Roger Bibaye Itandas was welcomed to the airport site by the civil and military authorities of Nyanga, headed by the governor of the province, Nicole Nouhando, or the interim mayor of Tchibanga, Pierre Pambou. Moussavo.
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