IAS prepares to launch seaplane services

Island Aviation Services (IAS) has begun construction of the necessary structures to launch seaplane operations from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport.

Head of Administration at IAS Ali Nashaath told Sun today that the company started construction of the seaplane station one week ago. He assured the services will launch in March as scheduled.

“Site preparation is now ongoing. A jetty is being built and a terminal will have to constructed. We have started work,” Nashaath said.

In an interview to Sun in early January, Ahmed Shafeeu, former Fisheries Minister and newly appointed chairman of IAS said the company has acquired the necessary lands to build their stations, and ordered aircrafts to launch seaplane flight operations in March.

Stating that it is the company’s most immediate objective, Shafeeu said, “It is one of our most desired targets to establish seaplane services, to provide easier transportation for the public.”