MACL to create Covid-19 'safe corridor' concept at VIA
To achieve this Covid safe corridor MACL requires access to new, fast-testing technologies that are emerging
MACL\'s CEO and Managing Director, Gordon Andrew Stewart
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has announced plans to create a Covid-19 “safe corridor” concept within Velana International Airport (VIA).
This was announced by the company’s CEO and Managing Director, Gordon Andrew Stewart during a ceremony held on Sunday night to commemorate the ‘World Tourism Day’, annually celebrated on September 27, during which the ‘Maldives Border Miles’ program was launched.
Highlighting that VIA has experienced a drastic plunge in passenger arrivals because of the country having closed off its borders temporarily and the global travel restrictions, since February 2020, Stewart noted that he was impressed by how quickly the island nation was able to take action against the pandemic situation, "despite the difficult times".
The company’s CEO announced that plans are underway to carry out work to establish a world that, at this stage the company will believe based on a research, that will exist for the next year or so or until a vaccine is administered globally.
Shedding light on the many precautionary measures and preventive steps taken at VIA in line with both International and Maldives health protection agency guidelines, Stewart assured that MACL has taken all the necessary steps to maintain VIA as a safe airport for travelers as safety remains the company’s utmost priority. MACL also wants to build traveler confidence and create positivity.
A proud Stewart went on to note that VIA achieved the industry ACI International health accreditation certification on August 29, being the second airport in the Asia Pacific region and the third in the world to attain the certification.
Assuring that MACL continues to focus on doing everything possible to encourage both airlines and tourist flights to the Maldives, Stewart announced that MACL is about to embark on their next ambitious plan.
Further details will be provided by the company in the coming weeks or months, revealed Stewart.
Noting that MACL has observed a gradual increase in passenger arrivals since border reopening, Stewart stated that they expect it to continue gradually.
The optimistic MACL CEO went on to state that “there is light at the end of the tunnel”, but only after a vaccine is deployed globally.
