Hoy newspaper highlights that the Las Americas International Airport is not prepared to face a major aviation disaster. A DC-10 Iberia flight from Madrid, Spain flew over the runway for 27 minutes after confronting technical problems with its landing gear. Upon landing, only an ambulance, a fire engine, one doctor and two nurses were available, the newspaper reports. Many improvements at the airport are at a standstill as the government awaits for the National Congress to accept the company that won the privatization tender.
