Hillsborough, Carriacou- Passengers travelling between Carriacou and Grenada will no longer be made to pay the airport user fee of EC$10. This follows a Government of Grenada decision to waive the fee.<\/p>\n
This is welcomed news for Lauriston Airport-to- Grenada passengers who, for years, have been paying the fee. However, it was not paid by travellers from Grenada to Carriacou.<\/p>\n
Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs and Local Government, Hon. Tevin Andrews, through his Ministry, made the request for the waiver via a cabinet submission. It was approved by the cabinet, with support from the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.<\/p>\n
Minister Andrews said this now puts domestic passengers travelling between the islands on an equal footing and views this as a major achievement for his government.<\/p>\n
The Lauriston user fee was first imposed in January 1994, upon the completion of rehabilitation work on the airport, the only airport on the 13-square-mile island of Carriacou.<\/p>\n
The waiver of the airport user fee is being done with immediate effect. Meanwhile, plans are in progress to upgrade the Lauriston Airport to facilitate night landing.<\/p>\n
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please contact: Deanna Isaac, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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