Basil Read continues to be buffeted by the R4.6bn St Helena airport it is building on behalf of the British government, despite the UK department for international development confirming there are no legal claims around wind-related project delays. The JSE-listed construction and engineering group has a 10-year contract to operate the airport. The company says it is not to blame for the design debacle, which has seen wind shear and turbulence prevent commercial flights from landing on the remote south Atlantic island, despite the opening of the airport to traffic. But the British media has been having a field day over the saga, made more spicy as a post-Brexit government struggles to keep the issue at the top of its agenda. Funded by the department for international development, it has been a millstone around the necks of project participants, including Comair. The South African airline is contracted to service the island with a 10-hour return flight from Johannesburg once a week. B...
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