ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 16th February 2015…….Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon. Gaston Browne has expressed satisfaction with the progress being made in construction of the new terminal at the V.C. Bird International Airport.
During a tour of the facility on Monday, which included Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister the Hon. Charles Fernandez, China’s Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda His Excellency Mr. Ren Gongping, members of the Board of Directors and Management of the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority and consultants; Prime Minister Browne said that upon completion of construction, the V.C. Bird International Airport will undoubtedly be the most advanced airport in the region.
“With the most sophisticated security and baggage control systems in the Americas, our airport once opened within the next three months, will be on par with any international airports in North America and Europe. We have increased the baggage carousels to five and will introduce four jet bridges; the first in the sub-region,” said PM Browne.
He commended the team from the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation CCECC and local workers for the excellent work done so far and outlined that all of Antigua and Barbuda will be extremely proud of the finished product.
The facility will consist of fourteen departure gates, modern security screening facilities, up-to-date passenger processing and monitoring facilities and a CCTV Security System. The new terminal will also contain forty-six check-in counters, fifteen self-check in kiosks, a mini food court, multiple VIP lounges, Bank, retail stores, restaurants and other facilities.
The Ground floor area will consist of over 104 seats, while the first floor airside will consist of seven hundred and fifty seats and twelve immigration desks.
