Last June, the Army air cavalry moved to the Joaquin Balaguer International Airport at La Isabela (El Higuero) and a deadline was given to airline operators for them to move to their new spaces, but the hangars have not been prepared. According to Listin Diario, another major issue affecting the new airport is that the managers of the Duquesa waste dump have not complied with agreements signed with the Ministry of Public Works, the National District and Santo Domingo Province City Halls, as well as other authorities. This is prompting the Airport Department to take drastic and urgent measures for the situation to be fixed, according to Director Andres Vanderhorst. Herons attracted by the dump are no longer a problem for air operations, stated Vanderhorst. However, a radio station that owns an antenna in the area is demanding more land than the state is offering for it to relocate near Merca Santo Domingo on Duarte Highway. Vanderhorst explains that issues are complex as there are many interests involved. The airport may not be as feasible to operate but it has cost the country more than RD$2 billion to build. The new terminal was supposed to be in operation five years ago, in April 2000. The airport was started during the first Fernandez administration, at a time when the government was privatizing most of the nation’s airports.