Comoros: Government Explains Redundancies at Secondary Airports

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In the Comoros, the government reacted to the grievances of some 50 agents of Anjouan airport dismissed last weekend. At a press conference on Tuesday 3 March in Moroni, the Minister of Transport announced that the restructuring also affects Mohéli and the General Directorate of the airports of the Comoros (ADC). In addition to the 57 agents thanked in Anjouan, 25 posts were abolished in Mohéli and 9 in the General Directorate. In the end, the C…

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The Minister of Transport, citing concerns about budgetary consolidation and financial viability, justified this downsizing measure by the drop in revenue resulting from the sale of Moroni International Airport to an Emirati company. The airport's main revenues had previously covered the operating costs of secondary airfields. The takeover of Moroni Prince Said Ibrahim Airport (AIMPSI) by Terminals Holding, an Emirati company, for a period of 30…