Bandhu Saleem appointed as MD of company established to manage airport

Bandhu Ibrahim Saleem has been appointed as the Managing Director of Male’ International Airport Limited (MIAL), established by the government to manage Ibrahim Nasir International Airport.

President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik said at a press conference held at the President’s Office today that in addition to the appointment of Saleem as MD, foreign experts will be employed as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Finance Officer of the company.

The president said that the Board of Directors of the company will also be constituted within the next two days.

The president said that short-term and medium-term developmental plans for the airport have been noted, and that an advisory committee including economic experts has been formed in order to move forward with the plans. He said that efforts based on the advice of the committee are already under way.

Referring to the problem of flight delays at the airport, the president said that flight delays have been reduced to a record level, and that the problem of shortage of dollars is also being solved through the income from the airport.