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VIA emergency exercise: Expect Sinamalé Bridge airport lane closure from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday
Velana International Airport will hold its biennial Airport Full-Scale Emergency Exercise on Monday, September 8, 2025, together with Qatar Airways, while the airport-bound lane of the Sinamalé Bridge is closed from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. that day. The drill, organised by Maldives Airports Company Ltd, involves 32 institutions and 391 volunteers, with scheduled flight operations expected to continue.
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Mon 8 SepVelana International Airport stages its biennial Airport Full-Scale Emergency Exercise (AFEX) in partnership with Qatar Airways.Monday, September 8, 2025only The StandardVelana International Airport (VIA) will stage its biennial Airport Full-Scale Emergency Exercise (AFEX) on Monday, September 8, 2025, in partnership with Qatar Airways
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VIA emergency exercise: Expect Sinamalé Bridge airport lane closure from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday
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32 institutionsinstitutions taking part in AFEXThe StandardThis year’s AFEX will bring together 32 institutions with 391 volunteers supporting the scenario.
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391 volunteersvolunteers supporting the scenarioThe StandardThis year’s AFEX will bring together 32 institutions with 391 volunteers supporting the scenario.
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2022 yearyear of VIA's last full-scale drillThe StandardVIA last ran a full-scale drill in 2022.
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The airport-bound lane of the Sinamalé Bridge is closed, with the Maldives Police Service overseeing bridge traffic.from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on MondaySinamalé BridgeThe Standardauthorities will close the airport-bound lane of the Sinamalé Bridge from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, with the Maldives Police Service overseeing bridge traffic during these hours
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