HURRICANE IRMA PROMPTS RENEWAL WITHIN CARIBBEAN AIRPORTS
August 1st, 2018
CONTRACTORS at Sint Maarten’s hurricane-battered airport are battling against the clock to complete major repairs by the start of the new tourist season in November.
Princess Juliana International Airport was one of several across the Caribbean pummeled by catastrophic Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
Bosses say they plan to relocate departure and arrival facilities back into the ground floor of the terminal, currently undergoing a mammoth reconstruction, within weeks.
Passengers are presently being processed for check-in, security screening and immigration ...
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