[Published: Friday December 15 2017]
Strike disrupts operations at new Dakar airport
Dakar 15 Dec (ANA) - Flights at the new Dakar international airport in Senegal have been disrupted by an air traffic controllers' strike, just a week after it opened. The 24-hour strike, which began at midnight GMT on Thursday, is about working conditions. Hundreds of passengers have been affected. Several flights have been cancelled, others were re-routed to The Gambia. The Blaise Diagne International Airport cost more than $ 600m (£ 450m) to build, replacing an ageing facility. The government hopes that the new airport will boost economic growth, especially tourism, and become a regional hub for West Africa.(ANA)
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