2018 was another successful year for Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix

Surpassing the 1 million seat capacity

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is excited to share that 2018 resulted in another successful year in terms of Revenue Generating Passenger (RGP) figures for commercial passengers and flights. RGP figures for commercial passengers was up by 1.7% and RGP figures for commercial flights was up by 8.7% compared to 2017.

Additionally, Aruba Airport marked a major milestone in 2018 by surpassing the 1 million seat capacity mark for the first time in history. Aruba Airport is one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean region, with 29 different airlines contributing in processing over 2.5 million passengers per year.

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ORANJESTAD- Recently, US TSA has ordered all carriers flying into the US, to implement Revised Security measures for all passengers travelling from all destinations to the US.

Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA), operator of Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix, has been working with all Airline partners and other stakeholders in this process and have made necessary arrangements to comply with above new requirements.

Effective July 19, 2017, a new Prohibited Items /Exemption List will be implemented and travellers from Aruba to the US will be subject to additional screening of Personal Electronic Devices (PED’s).

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