Antigua and Barbuda Signs Aviation Agreement with Miami International Airport

A major advance was made on August 23 within the Aviation industry with the official signing of an International Sister Airports Agreement between the V.C. Bird International Airport and the Miami International Airport.

The ceremony which took place today saw representatives of the Airport Authority as well as the Ministry of Civil Aviation gathered together with the Hon. Harold Lovell Minister of Aviation, who signed the document, along with Mr. Ted Isaac Chairman of the Antigua Airport Authority.

Commissioner of the Miami Dade County the Hon. Jose Diaz, and Director of the Miami Dade County Aviation Department, Jose Abreu, signed on behalf of the Miami International Airport.

The agreement officially linked the Miami International Airport and the V.C. Bird International Airport allowing for the exchange of information on cargo and passenger movement in each airport, historical statistical information pertaining to each airport, planned airport infrastructure developments, and general marketing research aimed at increasing passenger and cargo traffic at both airports among other things.

The agreement also allows for both parties to consider the creation of a working group, made up of a limited number of representatives from each party, for the express purpose of putting in practice the intentions of the agreement.

Miami captures 50 percent of all U.S. Caribbean Trade with an estimated amount of $10 million dollars and currently the Miami International Airport is undergoing a 6.2 billion dollar expansion project, likewise for the V.C. Bird International Airport which has just seen major expansion and renovation work mainly for ICC Cricket World Cup earlier this year.