It’s the busiest time of 12 months within the Caribbean proper now: the tip of December, when nearly each resort is packed to the brim and each vacation spot is bustling.
In Barbados, it’s even busier than regular, to the tune of an all-time file. The islands’ Grantley Adams Worldwide Airport set its one-day file on Dec. 21, with the arrival of a complete of 54 flights — and greater than 8,000 passengers in a single day — essentially the most ever in Barbados in someday, in accordance with Barbados Tourism Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill.
It’s a “historic day” for the airport, which noticed 15 wide-body flights, 15 narrow-bodies and 24 flights from across the area.
“Our airlift technique has been profitable in getting extra airlift and guests to Barbados,” Gooding-Edghill stated in an announcement obtained by Caribbean Journal.
For 2024, the airport is projecting a complete of two.35 million passengers dealt with by the tip of the 12 months, up from the earlier excessive in 2019, earlier than the pandemic.
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