The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport has invested about $1 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March to develop and implement health practices and protocols that have now landed it the Airport Health Accreditation from Airports Council International. The 12-month accreditation is granted in recognition of the prevention plan that the airport’s […]
Passenger traffic at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport was down 62.9% year-over-year in August, when 302,237 people used the facility, its private operator ASUR confirmed. ASUR, whose Aerostar subsidiary runs the LMM, also revealed that year-to-date, passenger traffic registered in Puerto Rico’s main commercial airline traffic hub is down 50.7%, due to restrictions imposed […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority, which owns the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, will receive more than $2.5 million under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant program. The funds are for the proposed design and installation of a combined heat and power generation system at the facility, the federal agency said. The project […]
Faced with the worldwide threat posed by COVID-19, Aerostar Airports, a company that operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, has boosted security and prevention measures to protect visitors, employees and its community, company executives confirmed. During a tour of Puerto Rico’s main airport facility, Aerostar CEO Jorge Hernández said the goal is to turn […]
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, known as ASUR and whose subsidiary, Aerostar, operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, confirmed that passenger traffic dropped 94.5% in Puerto Rico in April, reflecting the direct blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. The year-over-year drop is in line with ASUR’s other airports in Mexico and Colombia, which showed a combined […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a combined $43 million in aid to 10 airport facilities across Puerto Rico, the agency announced. The bulk of the grant funding has been assigned to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, which is getting $33.4 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Airport Grant […]
Aerostar Airport Holdings, the company that operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, has invested $125,000 to implement thermographic technology to track temperature to 100% of passengers entering the island through domestic and international flights. As this media outlet reported last week, there are 11 cameras installed throughout the airport’s terminals. The investment covers both […]
Independent regional airline Silver Airways on Wednesday landed its first of four new ATR-600 series aircraft at its Caribbean hub at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The carrier acquired Seaborne Airlines in 2018, and with the introduction of the ATR-600 series aircraft specifically designed for short-haul markets, it will replace that fleet by summer, […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Puerto Rico announced the official start of “Enrollment on Arrival” (EoA). EoA is a program that allows Global Entry applicants who are conditionally approved to complete their interviews upon arrival into an airport in the United States, eliminating the need for the applicant to schedule an interview at an enrollment […]
Less than four years after making its local debut with flights between San Juan and Orlando, low-cost carrier Allegiant Airlines will be pulling out of the market, ending service in May, this media outlet confirmed. “Allegiant’s business model is based on providing low-cost, affordable service to leisure travelers when they need it, which means our […]
In the wake of the earthquakes that have rattled Puerto Rico since late December, JetBlue will be “temporarily reducing capacity” to protect its revenue base at least through the first quarter, COO Joanna Geraghty said during a call with analysts to discuss the carrier’s fourth quarter 2019 results. “We remain committed to the island, but […]
Less than three months after announcing plans to build a $250 million state-of-the-art headquarters in Dania Beach, Florida, Spirit Airlines confirmed it has closed the acquisition of nine acres from Kimco Realty Corp. The new corporate campus will support more than 1,000 employees in up to 500,000 square feet of space. Spirit has also executed […]
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines announced the expansion of service to Luis Muñoz Marín International airport with daily nonstop flights from Boston Logan International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, with a second daily flight from to New Jersey beginning Feb. 1, 2020. Three other cities will receive an additional daily flight to LMM in 2020 to complement existing […]
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced four new routes from the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport to Baltimore, Boston, Chicago and its first international service from San Juan to the airline’s most recent Caribbean destination: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Frontier serves 11 destinations with direct service from San Juan. The new routes were part of a […]
Two of Canada’s main airlines — Air Canada and WestJet — have launched seasonal service between that country and Puerto Rico, this media outlet confirmed. Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, began seasonal operations to Puerto Rico Sunday, Oct. 27, with two weekly flights (Saturdays/Sundays) from Toronto. Starting Feb. 17, 2019, the carrier will increase the frequency […]
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