The Malta International Airport said that the airport was immediately closed after the plane crash which led to the death of five Frenchmen on Monday "as a security measure".
In a reaction to the comments made in Parliament by Nationalist MP Tonio Fenech yesterday regarding the closure of the airport for several hours as a result of the aircraft accident on Monday, Malta International Airport CEO Alan Borg said: "As soon as an accident occurs within the airport grounds or in the immediate vicinity, the procedure is to close the aerodrome immediately, primarily as a safety measure but also to ensure the integrity of any physical evidence from the crash.
"The Bureau of Accident Investigators and the Magistrate were at the accident site shortly after the crash and immediately initiated a consultation process with the key airport partners, with a view to restart airport operations as soon as possible. Access of departing flights to our main runway was restricted due to the ongoing aircraft accident investigation. Unfortunately, due to unfavourable weather conditions that morning, our secondary runway was not immediately available.
"Safety and security are the airport's topmost priority and the comment made in Parliament by Tonio Fenech was both uncalled for and insensitive to those who worked tirelessly on the day to ensure airport operations resumed as swiftly as possible."
from The Malta Independent http://ift.tt/2eDdjW5
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