Barbuda Welcomes First International Flight

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The newly-opened Barbuda International Airport has welcomed its first international flight, with a Gulfstream G650ER landing mid-morning Friday from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey in the United States.

This is the first time the airport has received a flight from outside of the region, and directly from the United States.

The plane is scheduled to depart mid-afternoon Friday for West Palm Beach in Florida.

This is being welcomed as a major development, some three weeks since the facility was officially commissioned on October 3 upon the completion of its first phase.

Additional phases will see the construction of a new terminal and the extension of the runway.

The airport, which is soon to be renamed the Burton-Nibbs International, is expected to turbo-charge economic activity on the sister isle.

It has already created several jobs for Barbudans, with more being trained to benefit from the island’s bourgeoning aviation sector.

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Comments (6)

  • Tired of BS October 25, 2024, 4:18 PM

    I wonder who came in that plane…..no commercial airline has one of those as part of their fleet….
    Reply
  • Faithful national #1 October 25, 2024, 4:41 PM

    Tired of yourself, you mean! Tired of your. own BS!
    Reply
  • Donna October 25, 2024, 9:12 PM

    Is that the plane scheduled to bring in all the international drugs and guns??
    Reply
    • Fedup October 26, 2024, 9:39 AM

      If you’re so against Barbuda having an airport, why not protest against Antigua airport to have it demolished. It’s time to stop being so hateful man!
      Reply
  • Praying for Antigua October 26, 2024, 10:05 AM

    How many all fools day are there in Antigua.
    Reply
  • Antiguan October 26, 2024, 5:20 PM

    Haters for this too??? Y’all wacko af.
    This is progressive. They keep saying it won’t happen
    Reply

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