Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is in the process of training and instating an Emergency Response Team (ERT). This team will initially consist of 20 employees of the various airport departments and is intended to provide first aid in case of emergencies. The ERT has been trained and certified on different levels, including First Aid and CPR by the “Nationale Instituut of Bedrijfs Hulpverlening” (NIBHV) in Holland. AAA plans on providing different drill exercises during the year so that the ERT is up to date and ready in case of emergencies. Needed special equipments have also been installed at strategic locations throughout the airport allowing the ERT to have easy access in order to operate efficiently when most needed.
Mr. Hendrik Croes is the new Public Relations Officer at the AAA N.V. and Hill start on August 1st 2007.
AAA N.V. will be expanding the drop off zone of the car rentals in order to improve the flow of traffic upon renting and returning car rentals. The project is scheduled to be finalized in one month.
For more information please contact AAA at (297) 524-2424.

Tiara Air is now providing non stop service to Bonaire, six weekly flights. Besides Bonaire, Tiara services also Curacao and Punto Fijo. For more information please visit www.tiara-air.com or call (297) 588-4272 or (297) 582-0901.

Avior Airlines, a Venezuelan Airline Company, will be increasing service from Venezuela to Aruba during the summer holidays. As of July 18, 2007 through September 16, 2007 there will be three (3) weekly flights from Caracas to Aruba on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday operated with at Boeing 737-200 aircraft with a capacity of 96 seats in economy class and 12 seats in business class. In addition, Avior will be servicing Aruba from Valencia during the period of August 1 through September 16, 2007 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with a similar aircraft, B737-200 with a seating capacity of 108. Tickets for Avior Airlines can be purchased through all local travel agencies and at Avior’s ticket office at the Airport. Avior’s service telephone numbers on island are (297) 583-9040 or (297) 583-1892.

Aserca has launched twice weekly scheduled service from Aruba to Santo Domingo as of July 17, 2007. Flights are on Tuesdays and Saturdays and Aserca will utilize DC-9 aircrafts with a seating capacity of 110 passengers. Aeropostal had been servicing this route from Aruba until April 2006. With the re-launch of scheduled non stop service, AAA hopes that these flights from Aserca will meet leisure and ethnic travel demand between Aruba and Santo Domingo.

Spirit Airlines announces its once a week (Saturday) nonstop service between its Fort Lauderdale base and Aruba, beginning November 10, 2007. Aruba is Spirit’s 23rd destination in the Bahamas, Caribbean and Latin America region, and its 38th destination overall. In addition to nonstop service from its Fort Lauderdale base, Spirit will also offer connecting service to Aruba from its domestic network.