Bermuda Airport Earns Top Health Accreditation
The LF Wade International Airport has “earned a top health certification for its Covid-19 passenger prevention measures,” Skyport announced today.
A spokesperson said, “Strict protocols including disinfecting bags, installation of plexiglass barriers, limiting access to the existing terminal face masks, expanded cleaning regimes and more were put into place in advance of the airport reopening on July 1 and as a result, the airport has earned an accreditation in the Airports Council International [ACI] Airport Health Accreditation programme valid for 12 months.
“Bermuda Skyport signed up for the programme and according to ACI, the airport has shown that it is providing a safe airport experience for all travelers which is in line with the recommended health measures established in the ACI Aviation Business Restart and Recovery guidelines and ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Task Force Recommendations, along with industry best practices.
“This programme is designed to help reassure the travelling public that airport facilities remain safe and that precautions are being taken to reduce any risk to their health.”
Aaron Adderley, President, Skyport, says: ‘We are pleased to have earned this accreditation as passenger safety and following our Covid-19 passenger prevention measures has been our foremost priority since the airport reopened July 1st. The Government Health officials and other agencies have been tremendous in ensuring that as a country, Bermuda has done what it needed to do to manage the pandemic, both here at the airport and beyond.
“We’re grateful to them and I think ACI were impressed by that overall. From an aviation perspective, the first step in providing assurance to perspective travellers that it is safe to travel again, is to ensure that our airports and airlines have the necessary protective measures in place. We hope to be able to further expand on our efforts when we move into the new terminal and of course to maintain our accreditation moving forward.”
Rafael Echevanre, Director General, ACI-LAC, says: “ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation Programme promotes best practices and helps align efforts across the industry to harmonize measures, processes, and procedures and I congratulate L.F. Wade International Airport in successfully achieving accreditation.
“The recovery of the industry from the impacts of COVID-19 will require a coordinated, global effort, and L.F. Wade International Airport accreditation shows that it is committed to high standards of health and hygiene that accord with globally-recognized standards and protocols.”
Airports Council International [ACI] is the only global trade representative of the world’s airports and currently represents more than 1,200 airports worldwide.
Established in 1991, ACI represents airports interests with Governments and international organizations such as ICAO, develops standards, policies and recommended practices for airports, and provides information and training opportunities to raise standards around the world.
As the island and world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, we are doing our best to provide timely and accurate information, and you can find more information on the links below.
- All: Our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic here
- Official: The Bermuda Government website here
- World Stats: Live graph of all cases worldwide here
- Bermuda Stats: Chart of the Bermuda stats here
- Timeline: Visual look at the timeline here
- Comprehensive: Our new Covid-19 website here
And on top of that, most improved Airport .
LMAO
All at OUR expense! Is there no end to this uncontrollable spending and borrowing what we cannot repay? Our grandchildren will inherit all of these debts!
Whats a few more dollars with what this admin has added to the debt? As the wise old onion juice likes to say, “deal with it!” Lmao.
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* Our grandchildren will inherit all of these debts! *
IF you think our grandchildren will inherit all this mess just wait ’till next year . This is not something that’s going to come put of the blue and appear 20 years from now .