Africa-Press – Namibia. NAMIBIA Airports Authority (NAC) has announced the successful completion of a full-scale emergency exercise conducted at Hosea Kutako International (HKIA) on Thursday afternoon.
The emergency drill was simulated involving a Fly Namibia aircraft with a bomb onboard, while the second and third incidents involved a bomb threat and a hostage situation respectively inside the airport’s Terminal 2.
The primary objective of this exercise was to test and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the airport’s emergency response procedures, coordination among various agencies, and the overall readiness of the airport’s personnel.
Dan Kamati, Public Relations Officer within the NAC said that the airport company assures the public that the incidents were entirely simulated and posed/ inflicted no danger/pain to passengers, or any other personnel involved.
NAC CEO Bisey /Uirab expressed his satisfaction with the successful completion of the emergency drill.
“We remain grounded in our quest to ensure the safety and security of all our airports and as part of that commitment, we continuously coordinate various exercises to ensure that our level of readiness to respond to emergencies is top-notch. Airports today are the centre of attention and a very effective way of movement around the globe and thus, procedures should be implemented to always make this space safe and secure. I’m glad we have done this exercise and from now on, we can work on issues identified to ensure we close those gaps as soon as possible”, /Uirab said.
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