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Thursday 6 February 2020
Masha Danki Aruba Airport:

Increased passenger
figures for 2019!

Aruba for 25 years, Steven ORANJESTAD – As Aruba Air Canada:
and Rebecca Gidseg for 28 Airport kicked off 2020 - Additional 2 mid-week
years, Randy and Barbara with a successful Super service for the winter sea-
Gidseg for 30 years, David Weekend processing a to- son
and Lauren Gidseg for 30 tal of 24,627 passengers in Avianca:
years and Emerald Am- and out of the airport and Initially decided to cut
handled 111 flight move-
bassadors Michael and Jill back flights but was
Gidseg have been coming ments, Aruba Airport Au- turned around after col-
to Aruba for 36 years. thority N.V. (AAA) is also laborating back to cur-
very happy to report an in- rent schedule
crease in the total number Wingo:
Representatives of the
Costa Linda Beach Resort of passengers who have Up gauging of twice
visited Aruba in 2019.
were also present at this weekly service to a B737-
special ceremony where 800 aircraft and will ser-
they celebrated the long- Aruba Airport has experi- vice the destination for
time friendship and loyalty enced a strong increase a total of 9 out of the 12
of these lovely visitors. The of 3% totaling to approxi- months
honorees stated that Aru- mately 2.53 million (in and Aruba Airlines:
ba is their favorite island for out) passengers, served Last December launched
so many reasons, but spe- by 27 airlines, compared new nonstop service from
cially its beautiful beaches, to 2018 and now provides Aruba to Barranquilla and
friendly people and great service to 32 international Medellin.
weather. airports in 12 countries,
EAGLE BEACH — Aruba ba for over 25 years. They and 28 destinations. Coming back to Super
Tourism Authority represen- received their distinctive The Aruba Tourism Authority Below are a few of the de- Weekend 2020 (January
tative, Marouska Heyliger, certificate of Goodwill and and Costa Linda Beach Re- velopments that have led 5 & 6, 2020) Aruba Airport
had the privilege in hon- Emerald Ambassadors. sort would like to say ‘Ma- to the remarkable results processed a total of 24,627
oring a group of loyal visi- sha Danki” to all of them for of 2019: passengers in and out of
tors. What made this group The honorees are: choosing Aruba as their fa- the airport and handled
extra special is that they all Stefanie and Edward Levin vorite vacation destination American Airlines: 111 flight movements. At
have been coming to Aru- who have been coming to for so many years. q - New La Guardia-Aruba the screening points over
year-round service 28,000 pieces of luggage
- Expands Chicago-Aruba were processed.
seasonal operation The staff has shown the
Delta Air Lines: passengers that Aruba
- Additional mid-week Airport can truly provide
Boston service in Decem- them with a positive last
ber 2019 and January impression while using the
2020. airport facilities. This could
JetBlue: only be possible with the
- Adding additional rota- dedication and commit-
tions from New York from ment of each of the air-
11 to 16 weekly flights from port employees working
June 2019 to October as a team together at the
2019 airport.
Spirit: Aruba Airport thanks the
- Two additional flights for entire airport community
the summer season and for their remarkable efforts
a total of 3 weekly flights in 2019 and congratulates
from Fort Lauderdale – them for the impressive
Aruba during peak weeks results. 2020 has already
United: shown that the enthusi-
- Expansion of seasonal asm to provide quality
service to Chicago from 2 service to Aruba’s passen-
weekly to 5 weekly flights gers is strong and stable.q