The V.C. Bird International Airport will reopen to commercial traffic on June 1, 2020, the Antigua and Barbuda government announced Wednesday.
Following a meeting if the Cabinet, it was announced that a number of international carriers are expected to begin service to Antigua within days of that date.
“Certain protocols will apply, both at the time of embarkation of travellers at the source markets, and upon their arrival in Antigua,” it was stated in notes sent to the media following the meeting.
“All returning nationals who will go to homes continue to be compelled to spend 14 days in quarantine.
“The coronavirus in Antigua came from two sources; one being returning nationals who unwittingly spread the disease to others,” it continues.
