NEW TERMINAL DRIVE THROUGH! @ V.C Bird International Airport

 

The Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA) conducted a Simulation Exercise on 2 July 2015 from 2:00 pm. The Simulation Exercise entailed the processing of passengers from the curb front to the departing aircraft and from the arriving aircraft to the Customs exit. Following processes will be tested: Departure: Check-in counters Vertical movers (elevators, escalators, stairs) Security checkpoints Emigration Pre-Board Security and Departure Gates & Passenger Walkway (Fixed Connector) Arrival Passenger Walkway (Fixed Connector) Sky-Bridge Transit Screening Vertical Movers Immigration Customs and Baggage Carousel. Major supporting facilities The Baggage make up System and The Public Address System. The participants in this exercise include the following: Airlines Ground Handlers, Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA), The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Immigration and Customs. The Simulation Exercise will allow ABAA and other stakeholders to identify shortcomings in the new building with the aim of correcting them before the V.C. Bird International Airport (VCBIA) is officially opened for the processing of passengers.