July 8, 2020

Grenada Postpones Border Reopening Amid COVID-19 Concerns

By Newsroom

Grenada has postponed plans to reopen its borders to international travel until July 15th, as COVID-19 cases around the world continues to climb.

Grenada was initially due to reopen its borders on July 1st.

The island’s Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has been in contact with the management of the airlines and other stakeholders, to plan for a smooth and secure process, when borders are eventually reopened. Flights and schedules will be announced in the coming days and weeks.

The reopening process takes into consideration the health risks possibly posed by passengers coming from different regions of the world.

Countries will be categorised as Low, Medium or High risk, for the purposes of entry requirements to Grenada.

  • From 15 July 2020, the airport will accept commercial flights from countries across the Caribbean region, viewed as Low risk.
  • From 1 August, the airport will accept international flights, from countries listed as Medium risk, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries in the European Union.
  • Only chartered flights will be accommodated from all other countries not mentioned, until further notice.

Grenadian Nationals and visitors wishing to charter a flight from any country, in the interim, must do so through a private entity. Government has accepted a proposal from Caribbean International Trade Inc., to manage all the logistics of this engagement, including the verification of the health and testing requirements, and quarantine accommodations.

Grenada’s diplomatic missions abroad will continue to provide information, document requests, and keep a database of Nationals and anyone seeking to travel to Grenada, but the missions will direct everyone to the managing agency for all coordination of chartered flights, such as bookings and requirements for entry.

 

 

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