Tag: Owen Roberts International Airport
300 more parking spaces coming at ORIA
(CNS): Work has begun on developing a new parking facility at Owen Roberts International Airport, which will create 300 more spaces east of the terminal. The Cayman Islands Airport Authority said the facility will offer a modern parking management system and enhanced lighting to ensure safety and convenience for all customers, as the current facilities […]
Bid reveals environmental threats from airport projects
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airport Authority has opened a bid for consultants to draw up terms of reference for environmental impact assessments of proposed changes at the three airports. The CIAA has unveiled ambitious and controversial plans for the redevelopment of the airports, all of which pose significant environmental threats. The bid is focused on […]
DoT shops for long-haul flights for new runway
(CNS): Tourism Director Rosa Harris led a delegation to the Routes Americas conference last month in Bogota, Colombia, where they met with representatives of airlines and airports operating in the Americas region to shop for long-haul carriers. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority currently has plans to expand all three airports, including a controversial proposal to […]
ORIA short-term parking lot closed for lights upgrade
(CNS): The short-term parking lot at Owen Roberts International Airport will close on Sunday for five days as the Cayman Islands Airports Authority installs new energy-efficient LED lighting in the airport car parks. Officials said these new lights will enhance visibility and reduce the airport’s energy consumption and carbon footprint. To facilitate the safe installation […]
Plane hits and knocks over airport stairs truck at ORIA
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has begun an investigation into how a Delta 737-900 aircraft from Atlanta managed to hit and knock over a stairs truck on the apron at Owen Roberts International Airport on Friday and damage the wing as the plane pulled up to park. Video circulating on social media taken […]
CIAA seeks designers for first phase of general terminal
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airport Authority has begun the procurement process for designers to draw up plans for the controversial proposed upgrades to the external areas of the General Aviation Terminal at Owen Roberts International Airport. An invitation to designers has been placed on the government procurement site looking for consultants to work on the […]
Passenger mixing causes security alert at airport
(CNS): Officials had to handle a security problem at Owen Roberts International Airport on Thursday when passengers on a flight bound for Jamaica but diverted to Cayman mixed with other outgoing passengers in the departure hall. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) said the airline was diverted to Grand Cayman after the runway in Montego […]
Airport OBC makes no case for runway
(CNS): The outline business case that Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan is using to justify the continued development of Cayman’s airports makes no case for the $27 million runway expansion. The decision to extend the runway at Owen Roberts International Airport into the North Sound is part of a plan to upgrade Grand Cayman’s airport, but […]
CAL adds Barbados to connect to region and Europe
(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd is set to add two midweek flights from Grand Cayman to Barbados from 18 October. In what Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said was an unusual move for the government-owned airline, the goal is to expand connections across the Caribbean for both countries, as well as offer Barbados a connection to the […]
Ministry picks priciest option for private terminal
(CNS): The Outline Business Case for the next phase of development for the airports on all three Cayman Islands has revealed that the government has picked the priciest option for redeveloping the General Aviation (GA) Terminal that caters to private jets at Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman. But there is very little in […]
Jetways not on airport authority priority list
(CNS): The installation of jetways was cited as a priority by passengers during the recent public consultations on the Cayman Islands Airports Authority’s $800 million 20-year masterplan, but they are not on the official priority list. The CIAA recently announced that it would be spending over $74 million on a private jet terminal, and extending […]
