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NCIT installs border control system at Maafaru International Airport

Shahudha Mohamed
27 August 2020, MVT 12:07
Maafaru International Airport. Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology revealed that National Centre for Information Technology (NCIT) installed a reformed border control system at the airport. PHOTO: TECHNOLOGY MINSITRY
Shahudha Mohamed
27 August 2020, MVT 12:07

Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, on Wednesday, announced that the temporary border control system in Maafaru International Airport was replaced by a permanent reformed system within the past week.

National Centre for Information Technology (NCIT), operating under the ministry, concluded the installation of the new border control system last Wednesday.

The ministry stated that NCIT will provide any assistance required to operate the service and handle the new apparatus.

With this development, the technology ministry asserted that this service has now been established on every airport in Maldives.

The ministry further noted that the border control system will ease the challenges in travel caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The USD 60 million Maafaru International Airport, funded by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) was finally unveiled on December 1, 2019, after various deadline extensions. The airport was developed with the capacity to accommodate A320s and Boeing 737 aeroplanes.

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