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- Very calm day
  • From: "Victor James" <jamesv AT candw.ms>
  • Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:38:22 -0400
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- Flights to Montserrat resume soon
  • From: "Victor James" <jamesv AT candw.ms>
  • Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:30:16 -0400
 
Residents of Montserrat gathered this morning to witness the first fixed wing flight into the island for many years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Workers, camera men, spectators await the arrival of Winair 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All work halted as everyone awaits the first test flight
 
 
 
 
 
Winair Twin-Otter touched down a little after 8:00 a.m. today
 
 
 
 
 
Ready to take off for the first time from the Gerald's airport
 
 
Taking off in the opposite direction this time
 
Another test flight
 
 
The helicopter that has been used for years to transport passengers to and from Montserrat.
It landed during the ceremony this morning. The new terminal building in the background.
 
Commercial flights will start about the mid of July 2005

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