The Ponce and Aguadilla airports will get new vehicles by summer 2023.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced the arrival of new Spirit Airlines flight routes connecting Orlando and Ponce starting February 2022 during the World Routes 2021 convention. Spirit will be operating a daily nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Mercedita International Airport (PSE), with about 52,925 additional seats projected per year and an […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority completed rehabilitating the waterproofing system in the passenger terminal of the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, at a cost of $1.4 million, which was paid for with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds and the agency’s own money. During the passage of Hurricane María in September 2017, the Mercedita Airport […]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is back to screening passengers across Puerto Rico again at the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce and the Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla. Both airports reopened for business on April 1 after being closed for more than a year. Although while not at the airport, the TSA’s screening workforce […]
The Mercedita international Airport in Ponce and the Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla received their respective Letters of Compliance after passing the Federal Aviation Administration’s annual inspection Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz confirmed. As part of the evaluation, the FAA inspected each facility individually earlier this month, including all systems, […]
The Mercedita International Airport in Ponce inaugurated an $866,252 expansion to its boarding terminal, ahead of the resumption of commercial passenger flights for that facility and the Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla on April 1st. The expansion allows the arrival and management of two planes simultaneously, while the investment also covered the remodeling of […]
The Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and the Mercedita Airport in Ponce recently received accreditation certificates from the International Airports Council (ACI) after completing their Airport Health Accreditation Program, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. Ports joined the ACI last month and immediately launched the Airport Health Accreditation program at the […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has joined the Airports Council International, an organization that represents airport authorities worldwide. Established in 1991 and with 1,960 airports in 176 countries, ACI represents the interests of airports with governments and international organizations, develops standards, policies and recommended practices for airports, and provides information and training opportunities to raise […]
Puerto Rico government officials inaugurated the Alpha taxiway at the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, following a $10.7 million renovation, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz said. The Alpha taxiway is the main access for aircraft to use to and from the runway during take-off and landing operations. Pizá Batiz said that the […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the start of a $790,000 project that expands the capacity of the waiting room at the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce. Ports is floating 100% of the investment, agency Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz said. “To improve the level of service to the airlines and passengers that use this facility, […]
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