Multiple flights from major carriers affected by closure of GAIA
Article by April 10, 2021
Authorities are reporting that eight flights from major carriers have been affected by the closure of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) as a result of volcanic activity in St Vincent.
However, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Senator Lisa Cummins told members of the media during a press conference this afternoon that while flights flying in and out of Barbados have been affected, their load capacities are still quite low.
“We don’t have the numbers of persons filling the seats on the planes but we do have the planes flying since we would have done consolidation of flights since earlier in the year,” Cummins said.
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Key points and live updates from the April 10, 2021 address to the nation by Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins.
The Grantley Adams International Airport is closed.
Every precaution was taken to secure equipment.
As of 5:30 p.m., yesterday, our airspace was declared close by the Civil Aviation.
We don’t have any promises or guarantees on what tomorrow will hold.
Let’s hope that on May 8 we will see a clearing of the skies.
By summer we are expecting a modest return of the tourism product.
I am not aware of any accommodation requests from St Vincent.
There is no tourism economy in the world that is not facing uncertainty.
CATCA surveys members about NAV Canada cuts April 5, 2021
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA) in late-March released the results of a survey it commissioned, primarily asking its membership if public safety will be put at risk if NAV Canada proceeds with its intended Area Control Centre layoffs and Air Traffic Control tower closures.
CATCA explains the survey received responses from 1,400 of Canada’s 1,800 licenced controllers with more than 80 per cent saying the believe public safety will be put at risk. Just over 40 per cent of controllers said the looming NAV Canada cuts pose a high risk to public safety, while roughly 39 per cent indicated there would be a moderate safety risk if the cuts go ahead. CATCA highlights that only two per cent of those surveyed said there is no safety risk.
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