Regional carriers for Ogle airport by Dec. -Correia

The completed 4,200 feet-long runway at the Ogle International Airport. (Photos by Anjuli Persaud)

Ogle Airport has moved nearer to hosting regional carriers—now expected by December—with the completion of its runway expansion.

The management of the airport, Ogle Airport Inc (OAI), last month accepted the new runway strip, marking the end of the European Union (EU)-funded project, which began in 2007.

At a simple ceremony yesterday at the main terminal building at the airport, attended by President Donald Ramotar, Opposition Leader David Granger, government officials and members of the diplomatic corps,