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Antigua plans airport expansion
21 Feb 2008
The Caribbean island of Antigua is planning substantial expansions to its air travel infrastructure, a government minister said.
In an interview with TravelMole, Antigua and Barbuda's minister of tourism and civil aviation, Harold Lovell, said that the island's existing airport is simply too small to cater for demand.
He said that a new carousel and four more check-in stations have been added and there are now 800 seats in the airport, rather than 300.
However, Mr Lovell said that such developments can only go so far and revealed that the government hopes to have construction of a brand new terminal building underway next year.
Commenting on the island's aviation strategies, the government minister added: 'We are now stepping up the South American market and there will shortly be daily flights from Miami.
'We will aim at the Spanish and Portuguese language countries, eg Brazil. There is tremendous potential there. This will all add to the pressure on the airport and thus the need for refurbishment and expansion.'
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In an interview with TravelMole, Antigua and Barbuda's minister of tourism and civil aviation, Harold Lovell, said that the island's existing airport is simply too small to cater for demand.
He said that a new carousel and four more check-in stations have been added and there are now 800 seats in the airport, rather than 300.
However, Mr Lovell said that such developments can only go so far and revealed that the government hopes to have construction of a brand new terminal building underway next year.
Commenting on the island's aviation strategies, the government minister added: 'We are now stepping up the South American market and there will shortly be daily flights from Miami.
'We will aim at the Spanish and Portuguese language countries, eg Brazil. There is tremendous potential there. This will all add to the pressure on the airport and thus the need for refurbishment and expansion.'
If you'd like to see this destination for yourself, use Opodo's travel search engine to find flights, hotels, holidays and car hire worldwide.
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