Authorities at the P.G.I.A. were alerted around 8:30 am local time to a hijacking of a Tropic Air flight Cessna Caravan V3HIG from Corozal to San Pedro with 14 passenger and 2 crews. A full emergency was declared with all emergency agencies responding immediately. The aircraft circled in random directions until finally landing safely at…
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PRESS RELEASE: ISSUE OF AERODROME CERTIFICATE FOR THE PHILIP GOLDSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BELIZE CITY: FEBRUARY 14, 2025 Today, the Belize Department of Civil Aviation (B.D.C.A.) issues an Aerodrome Certificate for the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (P.G.I.A.). The Aerodrome Certificate is issued in compliance with regulations implemented in accordance with the Belize Civil Aviation Act and following standards and recommended practices developed by the International Civil…
Belize Introduces New Digital Immigration and Customs Declaration System for Travelers
PRESS RELEASEBelize City, Belize, November 28, 2024 The Department of Border Management and Immigration Services and the Customs and Excise Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics, and EGovernance, announce the launch of a new online departure and arrival immigration and customs declaration system, designed for all travelers entering and leaving…
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport welcomes JetBlue to Belize
Today, Wednesday, 06 December 2023, the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport officially welcomed USA-based carrier JetBlue Airways to Belize. JetBlue will have year-round service, offering non-stop flights between JFK International Airport, New York City and Belize. Using an Airbus 320, the airline will have three flights weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving PGIA…
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…