{"id":12086,"date":"2018-02-02T10:22:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T14:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=12086"},"modified":"2018-02-02T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T18:37:14","slug":"barbuda-airways-still-coming-says-aviation-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/barbuda-airways-still-coming-says-aviation-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbuda Airways still coming says aviation minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aviation Minister Robin Yearwood has said that the long-delayed\u00a0Barbuda Airways is still on its way.<\/p>

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The Minister gave the latest update in parliament last night\u00a0but stopped short of saying when exactly the airline would commence\u00a0operations.<\/p>\n

“Right now, the aircraft is being prepared\u00a0for inspection by Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority and as soon as those are done, Barbuda Air will be going to Barbuda twice a day.”<\/p>

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The minister moved on before indicating when the inspection is expected to be\u00a0completed.<\/p>

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Earlier he blamed Hurricane Irma for the delay.<\/p>\n

Cabinet approved the creation of Barbuda Airways in January 2015 but apart from signing a joint venture agreement with Caribbean Helicopters\u00a0in September last year, there has been little noticeable advancement.<\/p>

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Following the signing officials promised that Barbuda Air would begin service within the next two weeks, offering twice-daily services between Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n

The proposed fare is US$ 50 for a round-trip ticket.<\/p>

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