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UPDATE: VI airports reopen
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Airports in the [British] Virgin Islands closed due to the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe have reopened.
VG Airport reopening delayed until Tue, Sept 12, 2023
TADDY BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA), Mr. Kurt A.G. Menal has issued a notice stating that the scheduled reopening of the Virgin Gorda (VG) International Airport has been delayed to Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
Runway maintenance forces 10-day closure of VG airport
TADDY BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda will be closed for 10 days from Tuesday, August 29, 2023, to facilitate maintenance to the runway, the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has informed.
UPDATE: Airport re-opens following strike action by fire officers
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI – Sources within the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) have confirmed that following some internal industrial action today, July 17, 2023, by firefighters attached to the airport, the T.B. Lettsome International Airport has been reopened.
Hon Kye M. Rymer tasked with extending airport runway 'by 2027'
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI– While congratulating Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) for his persistence in making non-stop flight from Miami to the Virgin Islands a priority, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has tasked the minister with getting the runway extended as a key step in VI receiving more direct flights.
UPDATE: T.B. Lettsome Airport re-opens following brief closure
BEEF ISLAND, VI - The BVI Airports Authority has announced that the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport has resumed normal operations effective 1:20 p.m. today, Saturday, June 3, following a brief closure.
UPDATE: Control tower strike ends, VI airports resume full operation
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has announced that airports in the territory have resumed normal operations effective today, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 7:00 a.m, following a brief closure yesterday at the T.B. Lettsome International Airport.
Reduction in transit fees expected for persons travelling to VI via St Maarten
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Passengers traveling to the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), via St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) will soon benefit from a reduction in transit fees from $55 to $30.
Did the Premier sleep on floor @ Antigua airport? Gov’t denies rumours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A post on Facebook by the controversial Rosemary Cindy Rosan that Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) slept on the floor at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been labelled as fake by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
UPDATE: TB Lettsome Airport reopens; VG & Anegada’s still closed
BEEF ISLAND, VI- The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has reopened the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, following the passage of Fiona as a Tropical Storm at the weekend.
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