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Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Beach Cleanup

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Beach Cleanup

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport, with this episode highlighting the beach cleanup. Speaking in the episode, Mikaela Pearman said, “As you may be aware, the property surrounding the LF Wade International Airport has a few beaches, and due to their location,... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Walk Through The New Airport

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Walk Through The New Airport

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport, with this episode  walking you through what to expect at the new airport terminal. Speaking in the episode, Mikaela Pearman said, “If you’re anything like me, getting on a plane and traveling off the island has been... Read more of this article

Minister: No Overpayments By Airport Authority

Minister: No Overpayments By Airport Authority

“There have been no overpayments by the Bermuda Airport Authority because the Airport Authority’s officers undertake extensive due diligence prior to advising me when an Minimum Revenue Guarantee payment is due,” Minister of Transport Lawrence Scott said. Speaking in the House of Assembly today [May 7], Minister Scott said, “Much... Read more of this article

“We’ve Had To Pay A Total Of Over $20M”

“We’ve Had To Pay A Total Of Over $20M”

[Updated] “Thanks to the OBA passing the bad airport deal, they forced the government into a contractual obligation,” PLP MP Neville Tyrrell said, adding that ”we’ve had to pay a total of over $20m into a bank account of a wealthy international company since the onset of the pandemic.” PLP MP Neville Tyrrell Mr Tyrrell... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Taking Off’ On Covid Vaccine Passports

Video: ‘Taking Off’ On Covid Vaccine Passports

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport, with this episode discussing the topic of Covid vaccine passports, noting that “in the US and Canada, there is presently no finalized policy on whether Covid passports would be required for entry.” Speaking... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Gin Company

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Gin Company

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport redevelopment project, with this episode highlighting Bermuda Gin Company, one of the Bermudian businesses whose products are being sold at the airport. Speaking in the episode, Mikaela Pearman said, “Over the next few... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Lemoncello Design

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Lemoncello Design

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport redevelopment project, with this episode highlighting Lemoncello Design by Christina Sgobba, one of the small Bermudian businesses whose products are being sold at the airport. Speaking in the episode, Mikaela Pearman said,... Read more of this article

“Easier And More Convenient For Travelers”

“Easier And More Convenient For Travelers”

One of the changes at the new airport terminal is checking bags before going through US Customs and Border Protection which “makes the process much easier and more convenient for travelers,” Skyport said. Skyport posted the image below online and said, “One of the biggest changes from the old terminal to the new is checking bags before... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Loquat Roots Tea

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Loquat Roots Tea

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport redevelopment project, with this episode highlighting Loquat Roots Tea by Reva Minors, one of the small Bermudian businesses whose products are being sold at the airport. Speaking in the episode, Mikaela Pearman said, “Over... Read more of this article

E-Gates Helping To Improve Travel Experience

E-Gates Helping To Improve Travel Experience

The automated electronic clearing gates at the airport are available for Bermudians, spouses and children of Bermudians and PRC holders “as part of the Department of Immigration’s new border control system” with a “goal of investing in technology to streamline and improve the travel experience in Bermuda.” This is according... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights UMAMI Spice

Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights UMAMI Spice

Skyport has released the latest episode of ‘Taking Off’, a video series with host Mikaela Pearman that highlights the airport redevelopment project, with this episode highlighting the UMAMI Spice Bermuda by Rinelle White, one of the Bermudian businesses whose products are being sold at the airport. Speaking in the episode, Mikaela Pearman said,... Read more of this article

Glass Panel At Airport Cracks, Being Replaced

Glass Panel At Airport Cracks, Being Replaced

One of the tempered glass panels located on the western front of the LF Wade International Airport passenger terminal cracked earlier this month, and as a further precaution, Skyport and the construction team are “carrying out an assessment of each of the remaining glass panels.” A spokesperson told Bernews, “One of the tempered glass... Read more of this article

Video: Air Canada Welcomed With Water Salute

Video: Air Canada Welcomed With Water Salute

The Air Canada flight from Toronto was welcomed with a water cannon salute as it landed in Bermuda on Friday. A spokesperson said, “On Friday, we welcomed Air Canada from Toronto with a water cannon salute for the first time it taxied up to Bermuda’s new passenger terminal building.” Related Stories Photos: Trial With BA Plane At New... Read more of this article

Simmons-Wade: ‘Airport Contract Is A Bad Deal’

Simmons-Wade: ‘Airport Contract Is A Bad Deal’

“Notwithstanding my personal connection to the airport terminal, the reality is that this new airport contract is a bad deal for Bermudians,” Ianthia Simmons-Wade said. Ms Simmons-Wade — the widow of the late L. Frederick Wade and the PLP MP Constituency 25 — said, “Yesterday I attended the opening of the new LF Wade airport... Read more of this article

Photos: Ribbon Cutting For New Airport Building

Photos: Ribbon Cutting For New Airport Building

[Updated with photos] A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today [Dec 9] to mark the official opening of Bermuda’s new passenger terminal building at the LF Wade International Airport. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s new, state-of-the-art passenger terminal building at the LF Wade International Airport is officially open. “A press conference... Read more of this article

Videos: New Airport Opens, First Flight Arrives

Videos: New Airport Opens, First Flight Arrives

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning [Dec 9] as the new airport terminal officially opened for operations, with the first flight being greeted by a water cannon salute as it touched down. A spokesperson previously said, “”The 288,000 square foot facility will provide for improved passenger processing; increased passenger capacity;... Read more of this article