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that’s an area we really need to focus on,” he says,
“because we would need this information for any fu-
ture development. We really need to have a robust way
to know not only passengers’ point of origin, we need
to know how many stops they’ve made to get here, his-
torical patterns, trends, and so forth. We just want to
make it as comprehensive as possible. That is one of
the things, in addition to the expansion, that we hope
to have in place.”
But making the BVI accessible to the rest of the world
via large, long-mile aircraft, within the next four years,
is still BVIAA’s major goal. And while awaiting the run-
way expansion that will accommodate the larger com-
mercial airlines, Fraser says that BVI Airways, operat-
ing a smaller craft that can utilize the current runway,
will begin direct flights to Miami, this October. “Also,
we’re going to be having Fletch Air, a subsidiary of
VLM Airlines, connecting to the islands down south for
our European visitors,” he adds, reminding one and
