Below is a statement by Rayburn Blackmoore, Minister of Civil Aviation, in response to Edison James concerning LIAT night landing.
In every part of the globe passenger aircraft movements, more so takeoff and landing are dictated by the meteorological/weather condition at the airport facility.
It is an absolutely normal action therefore for the Aviation Meteorological Officer to issue an advisory to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) to shutdown takeoff and landing operations whenever weather conditions are not favourable for safe maneuvering of an aircraft. These adverse conditions may pertain to low cloud cover/hazy situation, torrential rain which all contribute to poor visibility. Other undesirable weather form may involve wind speed, wind direction and the tail-wind component.
We are all familiar with the term ‘prevailing wind’ and also know of the usual occurrences of the changes in wind speed and direction. In fact these are common issues under normal climatic condition, worse yet in a time of high tropical disturbance like now when Tropical Storm Ophelia and Tropical Depression 17 (soon to be Tropical Storm Philippe) are churning up stormy conditions within the Caribbean basin.
So in the case of the evening of 23/09/11 at Melville Hall Airport at about 7p.m the recorded wind came from East North East at 17 knots (31 km/h) and in conditions like these the Air Traffic Controller, pilot and Met Service have to act in accordance with the Standards and Recommended Practices which may necessitate advising airlines to delay flight pending favourable conditions.
However despite the momentary adverse wind condition, it did not prevent the scheduled 6:50 p.m. LIAT 768 from coming in at 7:36 p.m. from Barbados via St. Lucia and LIAT 769 from taking-off at 7:55 p.m. at Melville Hall Airport bound for Barbados via St. Lucia.
What then is Hon Edison James’ problem? For Mr. James to say that, “it would be better not to have scheduled night flights than to be left stranded in either Antigua or Barbados” is really sad.
Sad because this is truly the hallmark of a desperate man seeking to grab unto any straw while mischievously trying to bring down innocent others with him. Clearly, anyone who will wait for such extreme and isolated event to seek to recklessly bring discredit to such a laudable national breakthrough – scheduled sunset operations in Dominica has to be driven and preoccupied by ill-intentions and is against the best interest of Dominica.
It is certainly not surprising, for it is the same Mr. Edison James and the UWP agents who were just recently on record saying that LIAT would never had scheduled nighttime flights at Melville Hall Airport. I guess that they can’t face up to the shame that they have so rightfully brought unto themselves that they are trying their usual diversion tactics.
Anyway, Dominicans are right-thinking people and they are quite capable of discerning right from wrong as they boldly demonstrated on December 19th 2009 – 18 to 3. Mr. James shall not succeed in seeking to curse the nation’s blessing for his very selfish whines and fancies.
Scheduled night time flights from the leading regional carrier, LIAT are here for the benefit and convenience of every Dominican and this Labour Party Government remains committed to take night landing to the next level.
Idont think that mr james know what he is talking about i think he need to go and hid himself somewhere he need to stop talking trash i wounder when was the last time he travel out of dominica no matter where you go when weather is bad and you cannot land you juts cannotland yes the place need somemore upgradding but see how long it took to get there i think mr james just need to go plant some fig and dasheen
Mr. Blackmoore, you are now laughing at Dominicans. To say that Dominican’s are right-thinking people and are capable to differenciate wright from wrong as the voted you in power 18-3 in December 2009 elections, is nothing but a slap in our face. To be honest with you, the only reason why your DLP won the said election and are still in power is because most Domincans, especially those that voted you and still supporting you are fall inti one of these categories:
1. Not reading and as a result, not informed
2. They just like DLP and will stay in love with your party until death
2They don’t care whether we go foward or backward.
3.They are poor, hungry, and nerver-see, you all were able to fool them by giving them a little cash and since they don’t know how ham and turkey taste, you guys had trailers of ham and turkey located in most constituencies and promised to give it to supporters who voted for you.
Is for people like you all the story of Jacob and Esau is still in the bible because Jacob used food to force his hungry brother to sell his birthright.
4. Your supporters are personally profitting and they don’t care about others. We call this selfishness. So that’s why you are still in power.
Is James still suffering from lops. does he not know even Ohara field in Chicago shuts down for wind, and it is the busiest airport in the world.Does he not know that Melville Hall closes during the day sometimes. Does he not know or understand that because of Dominica’s terrain any airport built anywhere in this country will have to close at one time. Senility is setting in
Fellow Dominicans those of you who have an issue with Melville Hall Airstrip check out the top 10 most dangerous airport to land
1) Kansia international airport Osaka Japan
Princess Juliana international airport Saint Maarten
2) Gibraltar airport
3) Madeira airport Portugal
4) Don Mulang international airport Bangkok Thailand
5) Ice Runway Antarctica
6) Congonhas international airport San Paulo Brazil
7) Courchevel international airport France
9) Svalbard airport Norway
10) Juancho E.Yrausquin airport Saba Netherlands Antilles
Political garbage most people love it, they live to ingest political trash find some form of entertaining to occupy yourself with all these politician are not conscious of what they do or say a bunch of trash lairs they cant be trusted no need to waist time to study them, if james was there he would do no better, the whole scenario is when they are not in power they bitch over what the other does. u put them in and the whole shit starts all over. don’t mind them crooks verses crooks
BORINGGGG…I AM GOING BACK TO MY FACEBOOK!!!!!
EDO YOU AGAIN.ALAS. WHAT NEXT EDO. THE ROADS BUT THEY FIXING IT OR THE FEDER ROADS BUT YOU DIDNT FIX THEM OR WHAT ELSE EDO THE CITIZENSHIP CASE BUT U LOST IT,WHAT ELSE EDO?????????? ALAS EDO..JUST LEAVE THAT THING NAH AND LET LENNOX RUN FOR MARIGOT- U THINK HE WILL WIN EDO..ALAS. I NOT SURE IF MARIGOT PEOPLE WANT HIM NAH.WAT ELSE EDO.BEST YOU STAY HOME,BE AN ADVISOR FOR THE FALLEN PARTY AND ENJOY YOUR LAST DAYS.ALAS.
What a load of rubbish!!!! Wow and those who don’t know any better eat it up like rice crispies. I do in fact work at an airport and we have planes i.e private jets, propellar aircraft, and passenger jets land in wind higher than 17knots. Geez if we had to close the airport for that then there’d be no flights at all.
Dominicans spent a large sum of money upgrading (ummm patching) an airport that has many deficiencies. However now more than ever they are more obvious. The Terrain surrounding the airport is scary! Point blank! We flew over some peaks the aircraft had to make several sudden turns which scared the day out of me.
Upon landing the runway comes to an abrupt end followed by a huge sea defense wall.. Then emergency support services geez look like ammateurs, inadequate equipment, broken down vehicle infront the emergency station.
The ramp or what we call the apron isn’t suitable for any aircraft bigger than an ATR-42 or Bombardier Dash 8 (Liat). 2 smell 737’s in there would render that airport crowded. The terminal is like a bedroom so tiny. The departure is much much worst all that land in the country and no forsight or competence in leadership shame on UWP, DLP and Freedom. We need better leadership.
you right fully…agree…
just take alot at the entrance gate at their toll both..that tells you what..
hmm are dominicans serious about anything..
interesting….high level folks keep a thumps down when they see these things sometimes they wisper to us taxi drivers about it and its depressing….
That toll booth is an aberration!It resembles a gateway to mediocrity,a carbuncle on a beautiful lady’s face, is an affront to our aspirations and an inducement to fraud. Upgrade- & move it to where it properly belongs. The carpark!
don’t be a retard who ever you are..you may work at at airport where there are multiple approaches,melvillehall dont have that luxury at nights..had it been a day flight it could have landed at runway 09 but at nights only runway 27 can be used.like you i work at an airport melvillehall to be exact.to be quite clear it was a tailwind of 17 knots and liat regulations states anything above 10knots from runway 27 landing has to be aborted and aircraft diverted.may i remind you that the runway is only 5800 feet and ends in the foot of a mountain? we dont want a repeat of the bwia mishap in guyana. mr james im afraid you got it all wrong..u cant want you cake and still eat it..mr blackmore your information is incorrect..both the 769 and 558 were cancelled that night..769 went back to st lucia and 558 went to guadeloupe teo refuel after holding out for almost 15 minutes with no break in wind decreaing then went back to antigua..passengers on both these flights came in the following day.
I AM NOT FOR NO PARTY BUT NO MATTER WHAT THE
DLP DOES AND ITS GOOD DON’T EXPECT TO HEAR
ANYTHING GOOD FORM JAMES MOUTH BECAUSE HE
DOES NOT WANT YOU ALL TO GET ANY CREDIT
IS ONLY NEGATIVE TALK HE HAS TO OFFER IS
EITHER YOU TAKE OF LEAVE IT. I NOTICE FROM
THE TIME NIGHT LANDING WAS MENTIONED THERE
WAS NO WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT COMING FROM HIS MOUTH
i boarding the flight eanytime doesnt matter liat can put their lights off i boarding it
some of u dominican just dont know sh** bout those things u think if it was safe FAA would allow it. bunch of idiots if FAA say no night flying is no night flying. they gave them the go head for night landing. because is skerrit that did it alu got a prob it didnt matter who did it once FAA approve itm its ok. alu will not board dominica but all other places alu will board it. bunch of hypocrites
FAA for your information cannot approved and did not approve night landing for Dominica..It was the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authourity (ECCAA). The only time FAA can approve anything is for American Eagle to be able to land here at nights and that has not been approve. get your facts right before you make a fool of yourself.
“These adverse conditions may pertain to low cloud cover/hazy situation, torrential rain which all contribute to poor visibility. Other undesirable weather form may involve wind speed,”
Someone reading the quote above may tend to agree with ” Ray-boy” because just about all he said in that quote has some truth to it.
However,when one knows the actual truth; the truth is likely to set them free, whereas it seems to be truthful; that boy forget that Dominica is not the only place Aircrafts takes off and land in perilous weather.
What happens in places such as Alaska, and throughout the continental United States.
What happens in Europe, Canada, and the United States, during the harsh winter, and rainy seasons?
Aircrafts are equipped these days to land and take off under the most severe conditions, modern aircrafts are equip with Radar, and Directional Finder Systems, and automatic pilots system, which guide them through the thickest of fog, snow, and all sorts of heavy rainfall.
If the wind is not favorable for take off in one direction, there is also an option to take off from another direction.
If the conditions for landing and take are not good, then the flights are grounded, or are ask to deviate to another airport if they are already in the air, heading to the airport where conditions are not favorable for operation.
I did not read all of this minister’s comment, to his opposition Edison James, however, knowing how it is situated in a modern aircraft cockpit, and the technology involved these days, I can cut it short, and say the minister, is simply making some phony, and silly excuses.
Hell, the people who fly for LIAT, and the likes are people who conduct visual flights, how many of LIAT aircrafts are equipped with the necessary instrumentation to accommodate other flights except visual flights, that is the question, so when” Ray-boy” give the answer to that question, I will red the remainder of his comments.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
When it snows heavily all flights are grounded and none landing in the UK. You all must stop being so bias and give jack its jacket when it is due. Night landing should be welcomed in Dominica no matter if you like the present Government or not.
It all depends on the magnitude of the snow storm, Aircrafts fly year round in Europe even in blinding snow storms, they are only grounded when the snow is too thick on the runway, assuming there is five feet of snow on the runway, you do not anticipate landings, and take off in a mounting of snow, do you?
If an aircraft is on the ground and the snow pile up on the wings, and it is too much for deicing, you do not anticipate a takeoff do you?
It does not snow in or fog in Dominica, it rains heavily in Dominica, and unless there is a large accumulation of water on the Runway, and hurricane winds are not blowing, we do not have any condition at Melville Hall to prevent an actual takeoff or landing, now if the rain is falling and the visual landing of the pilot is impaired, they will over-fly Dominica, we know that!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
RMA, What jacket are we to give jack? If jack is a fool then he is a fool whether with jacket or without.
Do we have night landing in Dominica? Why are you all so vulnerable to error? According to Mr. Blackmoore, the LAST SCHEDULE FLIGHT LEAVES BADOS AT 6PM AND ARRIVES IN DOMINICA AT 7:10pm. If you all call that night landing then you would not want islands like St Vincent, hear this crap because they are the only other island in the Windward that does not have internation airport as yet, and yet their last liat Schedule liat flight from the same Bados arrives at STV at 10:05pm. Do you all read or even travel?
Flights are suspended at the approach of bad weather Dooddoo!
Good points, but night landing is not the same as instrument landing, which Melville Hall is not equipped for.
Regardless of LIAT’s airborne equipment, Instrument Landing aids on the ground such as VASI (Visual Approach Slope Indication System) and the like are needed for instrument landing to be possible.
I’m not sure what the crosswind component is for LIAT aircraft, but I suspect the gusts that day of 19kts would be close.
With a meager infrastructure as that of Dominica, comparing it to “Europe, Canada, and the United States” is ridiculous.
Safety doesn’t happen by accident.
are you aware that m/hall has GPS landing capbilities? there are only a handfull of caribbean island with such nav aids..liats aircrafts are not equipped with these aids and hence cant use the tecnology..
how mordenise are the liat aircrafts that comes to the island. please people speak without sounding like another. say it as it, is not as you feel.while we might be rather fourtunate to have the louxury of night landing. lets not forget our location where our airport is concern. we have had crashes before and its no new thing . they happened in daylight more so , then why play like all is well to risk the night without think of the worst case senario. we have to minimise or chances of being shot down from night landing. instead we prea on each others word be it right or wrong. be constroctive .
BLACKMOORE KNOWS ALOT ABOUT THAT DUAL CITIZENSHIP CASE SOMETHING IS COOKING,I BELEIVE THE COURT WILL RULE AGAINST THE P.M,SO HE IS PLACING HIM SELF TO BE THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF DOMINICA,
and ill still not vote for mj. he can have five passports ill still vote him again
In your dreams
With winds ENE at 17 kts gusting to 19kts, unless the airport is “closed”, The airline (and ultimately the Captain of that flight) has to make the decision whether the risks involved are too great for a civil, non-emergency landing.
Departing Antigua on that day anticipating calmer winds upon approaching Melville Hall would have been a gamble. When peoples’ lives are involved, it is always better to err in favor of safety.
This DNO report would have taken on a total different flavor, and Mr Blackmoore would indirectly be partly held responsible by some of us.
Safety is no accident.
MR.EDISON JAMES ASKED SKERRIT,”MR.SKERRIT DO YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE VILLAS IN PORTSMOUTH? MR.SKERRIT,ARE YOU A HOLDER OF A FRENCH PASSPORT? ALL THEM RED LABOUR BOYS INCLUDING BLACKMORE REMAINED SILENT,IN OTHER WORDS THEY WERE ALL MOUMOU.NOW THE SAME EDISON JAMES MAKES A COMMENT ON NIGHT LANDING,THEM FELLARS COME WELL ARMED WITH MAPUIS LIKE DE GUNS OF NAVERONE,AMAZING ISNT IT.
U ain’t no doctor and you show no love…what are you doing here lennox?
Wosh!!!
Dat minister taking no prisoners!!!
Anyway get back to the Nation’s Business. lol
http://www.wunderground.com/history/station/78905/2011/9/23/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
HERE IS THE INFO FOR SEPT 23 2011
Mr.Blackmore must leave the mapuis out and concentrate on educating or bringing proper information to the people.
Again those labourites taking all kind off bait and run with it.
Apart From natrual disasters or bad weather condition , the overnighting thing in Antigua is very much alive and the big question is when is it going to End.
On september 5 , individuals coming from St.marteen to dominica, arrived at the VC bird airport earlier than the shedule 7:45 Pm was sent to a hotel.
I was returning from domnica but met a friend at the airport who came on that flight going to dominica from st.marteen.
i Personal took the issue with the liat agent organizing the CAB to transport those passenger.
That agent could not answer my question but i guess she was just carrying out instruction and was obligated to answer since i was not one of the affeted passenger.
i did ask my self this question ( why this is still happening and we have the ability to accomodate night flights).
It suddenly occur to me that the problem may not have to do with the capability of the Airport handling the flight but liat management , ( from my own observation the two early flights 321 leaving at 6am and 361 at 6:40 am somestimes becomes one flight that is 361 when ever the numbers are small , so maybe at times it is cheaper to send passenger to the hotels coming from st.marteen than to send the fight down with few passengers)
Though Mr.James may be political , but the overnighting in antigua issue still exist and alot of us out there is asking why this is so.
Moreover , as long as we don’t have sufficient direct flight from UK and North America it seems this will conitue as liat don’t see it profitable to increase the amount of night flights.
This then leads straight back to the long ongoing debate and most talk about topic with regards to the development of dominica and that is the International Aiport. (when , where or never ) .
Ted, yopu are right. That problem with having to overnight in Antigua still persists, although at a reduced rate. This throws the focus on the nub of the matter and may also explain why LIAT sometimes may find it more economical to hold passengers in Antigua rather than fly with a very light load. We simply do not have enough passengers to/out of Dominica for all schedul;ed flights to operate economically at all times. This may also be the reason why BVI Air only operate their St. Maarten flight three times a week (…and they have a relatively small 19 seater!). As for direct flights from the U.K. to Dominica, this will be a long time coming! Even BA are combining flights to Antigua with an extension to Puerto Rico, and to Barbados onward to Tobago, just to make up the numbers. Still, with the new flight out of Barbados we have at least more options. Whichever way we look at it, and whichever way we do it we must build more demand for matters to improve!
What are you really saying? Your post added no value to us, so I will not comment.
Mr. Ted, will you finance the international airport. You leave in Antigua so therefore you are the best person to carry out a research of the amount of money the Antiguan government has to pay airlines like American Airline, BA and Virgin to land at VC Bird International Airport when they are not full. While you doig that research also find out why Virgin is hardly making or not making straight flights to Antigua anymore.
Yes, I would difenitely would like Dominica to have an International Airport but right now it is not viable at this present moment. So let us embrass this night landing and pray that LIAT increse their night flights from different destinations to Dominica. Ted you are a financial man, so you should have already done the maths and know that an international airport is not the way to go for Dominica at the moment. Let the economic situation get much, much better then we will return to that topic.
No Comment…time will be the answer! so in the final end it will be laided to rest that matter…..have patience..lets see how things eventually pan out at the nightlanding espisode!
I agree with you Mr Blackmoore that it is absolutely normal for an Aviation Meteorological Officer to advise the air Traffic Controller to shutdown the airport whenever weather conditions are not favorable for safe landing and takeoff of an aircraft. I also agree that it is something that happens all over the world. However, after listening to your statement, I am left with a whole lot of questions viz:
1. I have landed and tookoff out of the airport for years(before night landing) now and I don’t recall the airport ever having to shutdown because of unfavorable wind that could affect the safe maneuvering of an aircraft. Did that problem occur before night landing or the problem increased as a result of night landing?
2.According to you it appears that the flight in question did not have that problem with airports in St. Lucia and Barbados and I don’t think any of the other small islands like Antigua, Guadeloupe. FDF, Grenada had that problem on the date in question, although they all had to deal with with Tropical Storms Ophelia and Philippe that we had to deal with. So since our airport had to be shutdown, are we not to conclude that all is not well with our airport especially where the safety of night landing is concerned?
3. Though that wind problem was brief. Did you not know we had that problem before we had that inaugural night landing flight? Also, did liat not point that out to you before they schedule a late flight?
4.If yes, then why did you not correct it before you rushed into scheduling a night flight? Is it just to proove that you were right and Edison James was wrong?
5.Do you consider a last flight leaving Bados at 6pm and arrive in Dominica at 7;00, nightlanding?
6. When work begun at the airport to accomodate nightlanding, and knowing the amount of money that was spent on the airport, would you have honestly continued if only you knew that only one flight would be scheduled to land into Dominica an hour later than regular 6mp flight?
Instead of being so defensive when questions are raised by Edison James, you and the government need to agree that you waisted money uselessly and we would have been better off if we had not listened to the PM of St. Vincent and invest on an International Airport. So stop your defensive game because according to you, Dominicans are right thinking people and are able to judge between wrong and right. Although its only are few of Dominican’s that really able to think
would never consider booking or taking a night flight into Melville Hall the factors are too great and risky in my view…
for one its a night operation where is the options for aborting if the aircraft gets a sudden downdraft on final…hmm…
again it sums of the Dominican way of thinking…if you look careful at everything in dominica it falls short of marking “10”
dominicans settle for the lesser period it shows on their way of thinking and where they want to reach, its sad…but if they were great thinkers and saw the bigger picture, they have big guns like China, Charvez and Cuba….score Big Da for once…the land is already purchase..shin with a top grade of “10” as your sister island Vincy is attempting to do…Build the Dam International Airport and stop thinking in the below par and low rating..what a shame..you spend all those monies and cant attract bigger equipment for live souls for travelling purposes…again..its sums up the mind set of Dominicans., timid weak, dull, not interested, careless about current affairs.many citizens being bought for $100.00 ecd etc, so call christians go to church singing and next hr stealing…dominican will NEVER MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THEY ARE CITIZENS OF DOUBLE STANDARDS AND HIGHLY DESERVE CORRUPTION AT ALL LEVELS…
Why you not coming out with it and say you are scared? Nothing wrong with that and we would all understand that brother instead of going off at an incomprehensible tangent. (…boy, had to look up those words nuh!))
All what you just call US there,is what you PORTRAY yourself to be,SAKWAY SOT.
But you took a risk being born.
been sayin that for sumtime now. Blackmore wants the job and he’s demonstrating he’s more than capable.
I hope Skerrit don;t fire you like Vince.
You have my vote again. Jimmy Duggan
Caple to read something not written by him.
Was it blackmoore who negotiated and decided upon the expansion of the airpot to include night landing?
Was it blackmoore who solicit for liat to start flying in the night?
was it blackmoore who negotiated the west coast road project with china?
was it blackmoore who negotiated the french loan for the airport to canefield road project ?
Has blackmoore resolved the public works issue?
How many projects has been recommended and executed by MR. Blackmoore?
YOU will Vote for Anyone in RED.
Before allu jump and say mr. james this or that, I hope DNO will be contacting Mr. James to get his reaction to this foolish press statement.
I see somebody done start already about “that was very unprofessional of Mr. James”
I am not sure how much more it will take for people like that to realize that you cannot take these Labour Ministers’ words as being truthful. They lie alot. They manipulate, they create false impressions all in an effort to keep the ignorant more ignorant.
Stop allowing the DLP to take control of allu brain.
sounds interesting.
I support neither political party but that was very unprofessional of Mr. James.
It is also conclusive that Blackmoore is “stepping up” by calling out Mr. James. Perhaps as a means to divulge his leadership abilities?
Quite right! Last time I came in to land at Melville Hall, Dominica did not look blue or red……but a beautiful shade of emerald. Leave politics out of it!
Blackmore positioning himself to take over as PM if the court rules against Skerrit.
I can see no other reason for that long talala statement.
IF you are correct, then I salute Mr Blackmore for being proactive!
Chance favors the prepared mind.
When things are done to improve the country, all should be thankful, and give jack his jacket. Some people are tropical depressions, prophets of doom and gloom, they have nothing good to say about the success of others, if they are not the one doing it
WHAT IS THE IMPROVEMENT? PRINT IT AND LET US SEE OK, IF NOT HUSH YOUR !
Well said Blackmore, Mr. James, needs to stop this! it is not helping anyone and only destroying Dominica.
If Mr James Sneeze, u mean the minister has to put out an entire statement, hmm interesting. but the PM would not take the stand! lol
Again am not a supporter of this Minister and his Party/Government but he is a man on the ball and his actions determine that he is a working man well informed and by extension keeps the populace in the know, jkeep up the good work sir
This matter pertains to Civil Aviation, thus the Minister of Civil Aviation should be the one to respond, not the PM as you suggest.
At airports with night-landing capability, flight cancellations are not “daylight” related. They may be “visibility” related but these are two different conditions. Flight visibility can be perfect with no daylight.
Weather is constantly changing, so in the interest of safety, delays and cancellations are here to stay.
Why should the Pm take the Stand when there is a minister of Aviation to respond ? that is not the job of the PM office.
well written story
In this case I must site with Mr. Blackmoore. The chartered night fligt, arranged by our Govt in Sept. of last year with great fanfare was a “show” and premature.However,LIAT’s LI768, instituted nearly a year later is for real and I hope, here to stay.However,LIAT do not have the primeur. BVI Airways have been operating a thrice-weekly night service between Melville Hall and St. Maarten for some time now. In addition, there is a regular occurrence of scheduled day flights, although delayed, which are now able to deliver their passengers to Melville Hall the same day, during hours of darkness. The fact is that we do have a fully operational airport, capable of handling air movements during night time hours and with current passenger loads has a more than adequate capacity.
With the greatest respect, I’d rather arrive in Dominica late than have an unscheduled stay-over forced upon me in Antigua.
at least this time you left a productive comment.
I can see that your view on things have changed.
BRAVOOOOOOO