111. U.S. citizens can now freely use the airport, but American officials are ferried in by helicoptor from neighboring Cyprus. 112. U.N. spokesman Alexander Ivanko told reporters prior to the meeting that the United Nations hoped to reach agreement about exactly who might use the airport. 113. U.N. aid flights also use the airport, but none was scheduled Thursday. 114. U.N. officials said Tuesday they would try to ensure civilians could continue using the airport, but added that would be difficult and they were critically short of fuel. 115. Four UNPROFOR flights had been due to use the airport on Friday, after two landed there on Thursday. 116. He said air strikes could lead in the end to the withdrawal of heavy arms, to freer movement around Sarajevo and allow the airport to be used. 117. In the past there have been suggestions that the Bosnian army is using the airport for secret weapons drops. 118. Israel has expressed fears the Palestinian Authority would unilaterally start using the airport, where Israel demands security control to prevent an inlux of weapons or refugees. 119. A decision to permit Arafat, but no other planes, to use the airport was made personally by outgoing Prime Minister Shimon Peres. 120. A total of four planes were due to use the airport on Friday, after two landed there safely on Thursday. |