V.C Bird International Airport will serve as an important hub for UK based carrier British Airways, as the airline on Sunday launched their inaugural flight service from Antigua to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The route is historic, as it will be the first direct flight connection between the Eastern Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Minister of Tourism, The Hon. Asot Michael, at a reception to launch the service, said to a gathering of Tourism officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands and Antigua and Barbuda that the rise in popularity of Antigua and Barbuda and Turks & Caicos is demonstrated by British Airways agreeing to add a direct link between the two destinations.
“The end result will be greater economic growth while, simultaneously building the spirit of regional integration between our two countries,” said Michael.
The weekly flight from Gatwick, to Antigua on a Boeing 777 and then onwards to Providenciales, will operate every Sunday. The new route allows for visa free travel and will encourage more business and leisure travellers to island hop from Antigua to Turks and Caicos and vice versa.
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