FOREWORD November, 2021 is truly a good month for Belize’s aviation and tourism sectors as WestJet and Southwest Airlines resumed their Belize services while Alaska Air’s inaugural coincided with our nation’s commemoration of the Garifuna people’s history and spirituality, 19th November! On 11th December, Frontier launches its Belize services while Sun Country restarts its flights.…
Year: 2021
Traveling to Canada
Effective November 05, 2021, all passengers entering Canada must be fully vaccinated and be in possession of a valid PCR test. The Belize Medical Associates testing center at the airport offers PCR testing and can provide results within 30 minutes.
Commencement of New Services
Belize welcomes with delight the recent announcements from two new airline partners regarding commencement of services in the upcoming winter season. On November 19th, Alaska Air commences with a 4 times per week service from Los Angeles, California and 3 times per week service from Seattle, Washington. On December 11th, Frontier Airlines commences with a…
Latest Entry Requirements to Belize
All travelers, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, entering Belize via the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) will be required to present a negative Covid-19 test. A negative result from either a PCR test or from any approved Antigen Rapid test can be presented. The PCR test must be taken within 96 hours of travel and the…
Airport Development Project #33
FOREWORD These past many months so many have had to re-evaluate their lives and livelihood, to make sense of both time and its passage, to construct a different normal. It appeared an improbable feat. In its Wednesday, 19th May 2021 updated forecast, the International Air Transport Association, IATA, representing 82% of global air traffic, lowered…
CDC’s NEW TRAVEL REQUIREMENT TO THE USA AND TESTING FACILITY AT THE PGIA
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Government of the United States of America now requires all in-bound passengers to: have a negative pre-departure COVID viral test 3 calendar days preceding the flight’s departure from a foreign country OR written or electronic documentation of a positive viral test result confirming the passenger had…