Airport Development Project December 2021 – Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport

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.

It is always a delight to welcome new airlines, increased visitors, better services, expanded destinations, and more competitive pricing. We are thankful for the scheduled services of American Airlines, COPA, Delta Airlines, TAG, United Airlines, Tropic Air and Maya Island Air whose airlift is critical to the national economy.

The traffic’s rebound offers all a chance to reflect, celebrate and look forward with hope; hope that we all function with a higher purpose to serve a broader community. Whether the uptick in passenger traffic climbs to stratospheric heights is a matter of faith, not fact.

As the year ends, our Company is thankful to the many folks from the Belize Airports Authority, Department of Civil Aviation, B.A.H.A., Belize Tourism Board, airlines, Departments of Immigration, Customs and Police, Air Traffic Controllers, tenants, visitors, porters, Taxi Union, Health officials, COCESNA, ORISA, T.S.A., I.A.T.A., Aviation Development Committee, our B.A.C.C. employees, and others for the small and large acts of courage and cooperation, whether in times of comfort and plenty or times of challenge and less.

In this Season of promise and reinvigoration, marked by the return of flyers and flights and an enhanced plan for efficient processing of passengers and cargo, we celebrate the spirit of Belizean co-workers who set about the constant daily collaborative work of revitalizing our hospitality sectors and the communities across the nation.

With bright colors everywhere and carol hymns to sing, heartfelt and warm thanks for your support throughout the year. Merry Christmas and good wishes to you and your Family in 2022 and beyond.

With Friendship,

Jorege L. Espat

B.A.C.C.

The Belize flag is prominent as passengers arrive on Alaksa Air’s inaugural flight on 19th November 2021.

Cleaning of major drains and canlas inside the airport compound.

National Rugby Team off to Turks & Caicos Islands in Belize’s 1st participation in World Rudby Cup Tournament.

A large contingent of U.K. military personnel and equipment in Belize on specailized training exercise.

Stop-over of British Antarctic Survey plane.

Sharing the excitement of family reunion and home-coming.

Mr. Abelino Correa and Mr. Nathaniel Godoy completing new airline offices in Terminal 2.

Flags of Central American nations proudly displayed on COCESNA’s plane for recalibrating runway equipment.

Fire Officer Mr. Robet Dawson beneath Rescue 1 resolving hydraulic system.

Six of twenty students who participated in back-to-school work initiative.

Belize Aviation Engineering Services; Messrs. Glis Marin and Nazin Hulse ensuring flight worthiness.

Drivers of PUMA’s fuel bowsers on-the-ready to ‘fuel up’ carriers at the P.G.I.A.

Ms. Catherine Cumberbatch of the National Meteorological Services monitoring weather systems.

New Security recruits receiving training from C.S.O. Glenford Reid and Airport Security Specalist Mr. Louis Escobar.

Dozens of plants being placed outside Terminal 2 by Mr. Ramon Carrillo and Mr. Zahir Harris.

BATSUB Commander Mr. Simon Nichols and senior U.K. military officials with members of Management.

Mr. Nathaniel Godoy and Mr. Felipe Galaz repainting fence along B.E.L. property.

Utah Humanitarian Group from the U.S.A. outside Terminal 1.

Grounds personnel – Mr. K. Leslie, Mr. Z. Harris, Mr. N. Smith – cleaning along the edges of the Car Park A pavement.

Duty Manager Mr. Keagan Moore and Trades personnel finalizing new restroom fixtures and cabinets in Terminal 2.

Fire Officer Mr. Miguel Rosales and Electrical Engineer Mr. Keith Barthalomew working on airfiled lighting regulators.

Repainting of external A.T.B. walls in perparation for winter season.

Rescue #1 conducting load-bearing test on Runway End Safety Area (RESA).

Trades personnel installing cables for new airline offices in Terminal 2.

Floor tiles being cleaned, bufed and polished in recently completed section of Terminal 2.

Airport Security Specialist Mr. Louis Escobar demonstrating proper security screening.

Preparatory meeting in anticipation of TSA’s inspection of carriers, facilities and processes at the P.G.I.A.

Officials of the Department of Civil Aviation’s presenting AIRSPACE REDESIGN CONCEPT with airport stakeholders.

D.C.A.’s Director N. Carter, B.A.A.’s G.M. Mrs. Ramierez-Garcia, and G. Torres advocating for better airspace management.

Completion of an additional 6,500 square feet of passenger and airline office space in Terminal 2.

An expanded and improved Immigration Hall being readied for commencement of tourist season.

Water salute being conducted for resumption of WestJet’s service from Toronto, Canada on 3rd November, 2021.

Passengers deplaning WestJet’s first flight since the beginning of the pandemic early last year.

Senior executives of Alaska Air with members of the P.G.I.A.’s Management Team.

Frontier Airlines’ senior executives with members of the P.G.I.A.’s Management Team.

Belize’s U17 girls football team travelled through the P.G.I.A. to Florida, USA.

Security Screeners Re-certification training being conducted by Mr. G. Reid and Mr. S. Escobar.

Employees of duty-free stores in Arrival Hall awaiting passengers.

Car Rentals at the Rental Service Building in Car Park A.

10 New Baggage Claims Offices in Arrival Hall.

BELIZE WELCOMES BAK SOUTHWEST banner on its resumption of service from Houston, Texas.

Grateful passengers arriving on Southwest’s first flight since the beginning of the pandemic.

Passengers seated inside the Departure Hall awaiting boarding.

B.E.L. Technicians in search of underground cables in the presence of B.A.A. and B.A.C.C. officials.

Ministers A. Mahler, A. Perez and senior public officials meeting with B.A.C.C. Directors.

“It is important to push boundaries. That’s the only way we can really grow as individuals and as an artistic community – to strip away the veil and talk about what’s really happening in our country,”.
Jeremy McQueen.

“A person is not idle because they are absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor,”
Gabriela Garcia

“We can choose to wake up and grumble all day and be bitter and angry and judge others and find satisfaction in others doing bad instead of good. Or we can wake up with optimism and love and say, ‘Just what is this beautiful day going to bring me?’.
Margaret Trudeau

“To make progress, we need to be able to imagine alternative realities – better ones – and we need to believe that we can achieve them,”.
Tali Sharot

“You never surrendered. Rather you rose to every challenge that the world threw at you. With ease and grace, you became one another’s keepers, and in the process, you became ministers of cura personalis to one another,”.
Joseph M. McShane, S.J.

On Saturday, 11th December 2021, SunCountry resumes service from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minister A. Mahler and Alaska Air’s Marketing Director Mr. K. Lemme at inaugural ceremony.

Frontier Airlines commences service from Denver, Colorado and Orlando, FL. on Saturday, 11th December 2021.

Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions.

Significant steps have been taken by the aviation industry, including air carriers and aircraft manufacturers, to achieve carbon neutrality and toward increasing the environmental sustainability of the industry. The International Air Transport Association in October, 2021 approved a resolution “for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.” Three specific avenues are being pursued: (i) the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (“CORSIA”); (ii) investment in sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) technology; and (iii) the development of electric aircraft.

At the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP26, representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Glasgow, Scotland to tackle the urgency of the climate crisis with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels. The following overarching goals have been set:

Restore and protect the ecosystems that make human life possible.
Ensure a rapid and equitable transition away from coal.
Make climate solutions profitable.
Shift the global vehicle fleet from gas-powered to electric.
Finalize the Paris Rule book to guarantee the integrity of carbon trading.
Persuade the world to invest in renewable energy.
Help vulnerable cities become more resilient.
Urge the developed world to share the burden.