Aviation Security, Development on ICAO Agenda

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Aviation security and sustainable development are taking off at the 41^st International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, set for September 27 – October 7.

Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation will lead a delegation to Montreal, Canada for the meetings, bringing together 193 member states.

“As The Bahamas is the leading destination in the Caribbean region for general aviation and private pilot arrivals, participating in such an influential general assembly as the ICAO on the future of aviation, is vital to enhancing and modernising our tourism product and expanding the aviation industry,” said DPM Cooper.   

Private aviation has brought more than half a million passengers to The Bahamas over the past five years, according to MOTIA.

According to MOTIA, “this sector has been one of the fastest to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, private aviation arrivals totaled some 177,710 arrivals compared to 51,177 private plane arrivals in 2020. Given the uptick in stopover arrivals in the first half of 2022, The Bahamas is in good standing to match or even surpass 2021 numbers.”