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Airport gets new defibrillator

A photo of the airport
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It has been fitted in the security search area of the airport

At a glance

  • A new defibrillator has been installed at the airport in Alderney

  • It has been fitted in the security search area of the airport

  • A Guernsey Ports spokesperson said it was "important that we are prepared in the event of an emergency"

  • Published

A new defibrillator has been installed at Alderney Airport.

It has been fitted in the security search area of the site.

It is the second to be fitted at the airport.

A spokesperson for Guernsey Ports said they hoped the defibrillator "will never be used" but it was "important that we are prepared in the event of an emergency".

They added: “The search area is staffed throughout the airport’s opening hours by officers who are trained to use the device."

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