By Anika in Free Zone Aruba News, Members on 15. Aug, 2017No Comments
Two years ago, the Aruba Happy Flow Pilot project was launched at Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport. Aruba was the first airport in the world to provide a 100% self-service passenger experience with the use of biometrics as a key identifier. Happy Flow is the first step towards the possible realization of European pre-clearance at […]
By Anika in Free Zone Aruba News, Members on 05. Jul, 2017No Comments
Last Friday the University of Aruba and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (University of Leuven) signed a partnership agreement for the Green Faculty at the University of Aruba. The duration of this partnership is 5 years. The Green Faculty is an academic program focused on research in the field of sustainability. The STEM (Science, Technology and Engineering) […]
By Anika in Free Zone Aruba News, Members on 02. Jun, 2017No Comments
Aruba’s international airport is currently operating at full capacity, handling 2.6 million passengers yearly. The $200 million expansion project will create a state-of the-art airport and increase the airport’s capacity. NACO (Netherlands airport consultants), part of Royal Haskoning DHV, has been awarded the contract to redesign and expand Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix. The construction will […]
By Anika in Free Zone Aruba News on 08. May, 2017No Comments
Avianca, the Colombian airline that is headquartered in Bogota increased its air services to Aruba from 7 to 11 weekly flights. Avianca has been flying to Aruba for more than 90 years. In December 2015, Aruba eliminated the visa requirements for Colombians to visit Aruba, which made it more attractive for Colombians to travel to […]
By Anika in Free Zone Aruba News on 29. Sep, 2016No Comments
According to Mr. Carlyle Coteau, Director of “Directie Scheepvaart”, if everything goes according to plan, Aruba will soon introduce a maritime legislation. This legislation includes all activities at sea and it should be implemented by the second quarter of 2017 . The new legislation will involve Aruba’s territorial waters and economic zone. With the introduction […]