The BVI Airports Authority has amended the operational hours at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Beef Island Tortola.
Ag. Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority, Mr. Keith Flax, issued a statement on behalf of the Board of Directors informing residents and the travelling public that effective today, 19th January, 2022 the following are in effect:
1) the daily, Operational Hours of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, (the Airport), have again been extended and will be: 7:00am to 9:00pm and that,
2) the Airport will continue to operate on a PPR basis for all other flights, excepting cargo and medical flights.
The agency further said in a release that “the extending of the operational hours is consequent to the number of staff afflicted with the COVID-19 virus having plateaued.”
Flax additionally sought to reassure residents and the traveling public stating that, “The BVI Airports Authority stands committed with the Government of the Virgin Islands in its fight against the COVID-19 Virus and the agency apologizes for any inconvenience previously caused, and thanks them for their continued cooperation in ensuring that Safety, which is Our No. 1 Priority is maintained.”