Nevis Gets Air Services From Antigua And St. Barts

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, April 01 2015 – The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has forged a partnership with Caribbean Helicopters Ltd. (CHL), based in Antigua, to bring added airlift to the Vance W. Amory International Airport in Nevis.

The agreement, signed on behalf of the Administration by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Colin Dore and Director of CHL, Neil Dickinson was a significant stepping-stone in Nevis’s grand plan of opening itself up to the world.

“…the island had struggled with the issue of airlift in and out of Nevis via Antigua for far too long.  This new partnership will set Nevis on a path that will provide a level of convenience not only for Nevisians but also for visitors to and from the island,” Mr. Dore said.

Mr. Dickinson said CHL’s two fixed wing airplanes are going to start to do the airlift between Antigua and Nevis very shortly.

“The plan is that we increase that fleet by a further two aircraft in the next six months,” he said.

Meanwhile, Nevis has also formed a partnership with St. Bart’s based Tradewind Aviation.

The Tradewind Aviation service operates on Wednesdays between the islands of St. Barts and Nevis, with departures in the mornings and afternoons to facilitate a day-trip in both directions.

“We hope to make Nevis’s grandeur readily available to the whole world and these are a few steps in the right direction to making that possible,” said Mark Brantley, Nevis’ Minister of Tourism.