The British Virgin Islands Airports Authority (BVIAA) announced via press release that the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (TBLIA) has achieved international accreditation from Airport Council International (ACI) through the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme.
According to the release, the accreditation lasts up to one year and “prioritises health and safety in a measurable, established manner.”
The accreditation programme is used to assess “how aligned airports’ health measures are with ACI Airport Operations and COVID-19 Business Recovery Guideline, as well as ICAO Council Aviation Restart Task Force Recommendations.
As such, by receiving the ACI/AHA accreditation, the T.B. Lettsome Airport has achieved the international benchmarks for safe operations in the COVID-19 era.
Subsequently, the BVIPA says that this “contributes to favourably positioning the Virgin Islands as a safe destination for travel whilst supporting the Virgin Islands’ tourism industry and, by extension, its economy.”
In December 2020, the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport became the second airport in the region and the first of the British Overseas Territories to achieve ACI/AHA accreditation.