Surrounded by endless hills and mountain peaks, the people of Sikoi in Jiwaka Province celebrate as Sikoi airstrip is among five airstrips to be opened in rural areas of the country. Sikoi Airstrip follows the opening of Rum Airstrip in November 2023, Yakona and Dimanbil in October 2023 and Aiyu in September 2023.
Youth of Sikoi danced and older people shed tears of joy, waving their Bibles as they celebrated what is to them, the only way out of isolation.
