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Dec 01, 2010 News
– Operator claims discrimination
A local aircraft operator has claimed discrimination after authorities of Ogle Airport Incorporated (OAI) yesterday order ongoing construction there to cease.
However, management of OAI yesterday denied the charge and made it clear that the operator, Air Services Limited (ASL), has to get the necessary paperwork right before the green light is given for works to continue.
ASL official, Navin Hardowar, said that airport, which recently received authorization to conduct regional flights and is expanding now, yesterday ordered that preliminary works to build a storage area and car park be halted.
The land in question is located at the southernmost part of the Ogle Airport.
ASL has reportedly already spent millions to mobilize equipment and clear lands, said to have mainly been swamp, over the past few months.
Hardowar explained that early this year an application was made for two acres of land. Approval was granted in May. However, ASL realized that the two acres were not enough and in June applied for one more.
But the airport failed to grant permission and on Friday, OAI’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Correia, was written to on the issue, Hardowar said. He disclosed that the airport had been asking for a detailed plan for the construction of a piece of concrete floor.
“It is not like we are erecting any buildings. It is 100 x 80 feet. But they keep insisting that this must be done.”
The official stressed that ASL has been a founder of the Ogle Airport, plugging millions into the facility when there was not much there. Additionally, after OAI was established, ASL remained a significant shareholder.
The official also pointed out that other works at the airport area are ongoing by CMC, another company operating at the airport.
ASL, which currently has a fleet of 13 aircraft, is the largest of the operating outfits at the airport and is preparing to add another three.
Yesterday, spokesperson for OAI, Kit Nascimento, said that there is absolutely no case of discrimination at the airport.
Rather, there are established procedures on how things are done.
In the case of ASL, it was pointed out that the company made an application for more lands to expand. The airport requires the necessary permits, designs and approval and the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission must complete its work also.
According to the spokesman, approval could take between three to eight months. The go-ahead to build is nearly approved and ASL had been called to sign the necessary lease papers. However, the company has failed to do so, Nascimento claimed.
In the case of CMC, that company had applied since last year to do construction and was only granted permission this year.
“So clearly there are established procedures and ASL will have to adhere to these.”
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