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Maurice Bishop International Airport reopening on 1 July

This story was posted 2 years ago
16 June 2020
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by Linda Straker

  • Airport reopening date agreed to at Monday’s cabinet meeting
  • Opens 1 July 2020 for international and regional passenger traffic
  • All incoming passengers to be screened and quarantined, some with more restrictions than others

Tourism Minister, Clarice Modeste, has confirmed that Grenada will officially be reopening its international airport on 1 July 2020 to commercial passenger traffic.

“The date was agreed to at Monday’s cabinet meeting. We believe that we have done a significant amount of education with the various stakeholder about the new health protocol, and despite the risk, we believe that we are ready to welcome passengers,” Modeste said.

Grenada closed its borders in March as part of measures to contain and control the spread of Covid-19. Since then the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) has only allowed pre-approved repatriation and select charter flights.

Modeste said that the plan right now is to welcome both international and regional travellers. “We are aware that a number of Grenadians are stuck in foreign lands because of the measures, and so we announced the date so that airlines can start offering the service. We are hoping that many Grenadians will return home.”

The idea now is for all incoming passengers to be screened and quarantined, some with more restrictions than others. “Self-quarantine or shorter quarantine period might be enforced for some, especially returning nationals, while visitors of leisure may be restricted to some places,” she explained.

Modeste also confirmed that all arriving passengers will be screened with the rapid Covid-19 test as part of the screening process.

When asked if the decision to announce the date was because of international airlines demanding to government that services recommence to the island, Modeste said that tourism authorities have had mutual discussions with airlines and never got the impression that a deadline date was required. “They kept up to date with the decision of the islands, especially the decisions that will be affecting the tourism sector. So now that we have given them a date, they can start the necessary arrangement to start marketing the service,” she said.

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Comments 34

  1. Ruby says:
    2 years ago

    Its August 4 and it still looks like I can’t leave here. I’m a US citizen and I’ve been trying to leave since Mar. This month will make a year I’ve been here. My family has been trying their best to get me back but my flights keep getting cancelled with American Airlines is there another airline that is leaving from grenada.

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    • Jess says:
      2 years ago

      You should try flying from another island that is taking US flight such as St.Maarten. They have flight to the US and from. Might be pricey but it’s a better chance .

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    • T says:
      2 years ago

      Contact JetBlue for October flights

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  2. Charles says:
    2 years ago

    Sorry but you all need to keep information up to date. We cannot still see Grenada opening July 1st. On July 7th. It’s disappointing enough that the date had to change but I understand. However we current info.
    Thank

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  3. Noneya! says:
    2 years ago

    My family and I need to go homeeeee! Grenada needs to let us out!!!

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