Greek aviation officials were forced to close down the airport on the tiny holiday island of Milos on Tuesday after the sudden illness of the only on-duty fireman, officials said.
No flights were allowed to land or depart from the airport after the fireman, who was on duty to safeguard the airfield, suffered a heart-attack.
The second fireman stationed at the airport was away on holiday, leaving aviation officials with a safety problem on their hands.
‘We have asked that another fireman be flown out by helicopter as soon as possible so that the airport can re-open again on Wednesday,’ a civilian aviation official told the German Press Agency dpa.
The tiny island of Milos has a population of 5,000 but balloons to more than 8,000 in additional tourists during the busy summer season.
(source: dpa)
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