underfire
14th Jun 2016, 03:44
"A brand new $560m airport on a remote British island may be forever mothballed over fears dangerous prevailing winds could flip incoming passenger jets.
The cliff-top airport on St Helena, which lies 1800km off the African coast and 2900km east of Brazil, was scheduled to open in May.
But heat is now coming on the UK government who went ahead with construction, despite repeated warnings from pilots who were adamant the exposed site was a passenger jet disaster waiting to happen."
"After delaying the opening of the airport for an indefinite time, St Helena's governor Lisa Phillips acknowledged wind shear was an issue."
Mother Nature threatens to blow up airport project on remote island - 9news.com.au (http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/06/14/10/22/mother-nature-could-blow-brand-new-airport-off-remote-island)
The cliff-top airport on St Helena, which lies 1800km off the African coast and 2900km east of Brazil, was scheduled to open in May.
But heat is now coming on the UK government who went ahead with construction, despite repeated warnings from pilots who were adamant the exposed site was a passenger jet disaster waiting to happen."
"After delaying the opening of the airport for an indefinite time, St Helena's governor Lisa Phillips acknowledged wind shear was an issue."
Mother Nature threatens to blow up airport project on remote island - 9news.com.au (http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/06/14/10/22/mother-nature-could-blow-brand-new-airport-off-remote-island)