[EIDXA] Spratly Islands postponment

[Richard Haendel]

>From the team leader:

To the DX Community at large - It's with regret that as Team Leader, I have 
to announce the postponement of the DXØDX Spratly Islands DXpedition 2011, 
due to circumstances beyond the control of the DXØDX Team.


Our situation began when our original mode of transport by ship was 
terminally damaged back in late October 2010. We then went to our 
contingency plan which was to fly in, as there were no ships deemed to be 
safe and provided facilities for safe passage to Pag-Asa, available.


We hand landing permission and booked the correct sized aircraft and with 
the security cleared pilots. To simplify it, there was conflicting 
agreements and hence the aircraft could not get approval of its flight plan.


The bottom line is this. We have a licence, we have authority to land via 
ship, hence when the ship becomes available in the near future, it is my 
intention to activate this entity in 2011.


The team has worked tirelessly to remove the hurdles that were placed before 
the team in the last minute.


As time was running out for this window of opportunity, and before more 
operators become stuck here in Palawan, the decision was made to postpone 
the activation.