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British Airways Flights Grounded Due To Snow

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 19, 2010 (CUOPM)

Scores of returning nationals and visitors were stranded Saturday at Britain’s London-Gatwick Airport after a heavy snow storm forced the cancellation of the lone British Airways flight St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport.

A source at the Robert L. Bradshaw Airport confirmed that scores of visitors and nationals returning to London were also stranded in St. Kitts as the flight from London did not operate.

The cancelation of the British Airways flights from Gatwick and Heathrow left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded on one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year.

Ground handling agents and airport officials could not say when the BA flight for St. Kitts via Antigua would leave Gatwick.

The British carrier operates flights to St. Kitts on Tuesdays.

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British Airways’ Flight at St. Kitts Airport
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 09, 2010 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis ranks fourth among the top 10 British Airways destinations for 2011.

According to the Flightline.co.uk, three Caribbean countries are in the top ten.

The number one destination is Marrakech (Morocco in North Africa); Number 2 is San Diego (USA); 3. New York (USA); 4. St. Kitts and Nevis; 5. Puerto Rico;  6. Maldives;  7. Japan; 8. Las Vegas (USA);  9. Mauritius  and 10. St. Lucia.

The US, Caribbean and Indian Ocean all feature heavily in British Airways’ top ten tips for 2011, but the pride of place goes to North African destination, Marrakech.

Willie Walsh, British Airways’ CEO, said: “The response we’ve had to the launch of routes like the Maldives, Las Vegas and Marrakech has been incredible. We’ve seen destinations in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean becoming even more popular with leisure travellers looking for sun and relaxation. Those after 24-hour cities are heading towards New York, Las Vegas and Japan.”

He added: “Tourism and leisure travel is a crucial focus for us, so growing our holidays business is a major part of our business plan. We’ve already made great progress thanks to the launch of our Dynamic Packaging capability on ba.com, which enables customers to book flights and hotels together and realise substantial savings. Revenue this year is up 55 per cent and there remains a huge opportunity for future growth.”

British Airways operates two weekly flights to St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport from London-Gatwick on Saturdays and Tuesdays. British Airways serves nearly 150 destinations.

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St. Kitts Airport Avoids Disaster….Again

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 06, 2010 (CUOPM)

The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) says it has maintained an excellent record of safety throughout the history at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport.

Head of Corporate and Public Relations, Mrs. Delcia Bradley-King said the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport Management is compliant with all international regulations and standards and have always moved swiftly to put corrective measures in place whenever a weakness was identified.

The statement comes following revelation in the British Press of an incident one year ago on September 26, 2009, involving British Airways flight 21256 which entered the single Robert L. Bradshaw runway from the wrong taxiway and used a shorter portion of the runway than required for normal take off.

“Although no accident resulted, a thorough investigation revealed that this error was caused by a combination of factors, including the lack of communication that the pilot was not using the correct taxiway. Within days of the incident, self-illuminating taxiway signs were installed on all taxiways. These signs received official approval from a British Airways representative shortly after,” the SCASPA statement said.

It added that further in-house reviews and training were conducted with Air traffic Control officers, and new communication procedures were prepared for preventing such a situation from recurring.

“These procedures were subsequently approved by British Airways and then implemented,” said SCASPA.

SCASPA noted that since the incident last year September, British Airways introduced a second weekly flight to St. Kitts on March 30, 2010.

“This is a clear indication that British Airways is confident that the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport remains safe for all international flights,” said the statement.

SCASPA said it will continue to make every effort to ensure that international safety standards are adhered to, and that the reputation of the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport is maintained at the highest possible level.

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