The government announced that the country's airports are scheduled to reopen from 10 August for domestic flights and from 17 August for international flights.
Due to the spread of covid-19, the authorities decided to close the air terminals in March to contain the disease in entry. Four months later, the reactivation of commercial flights was announced.
As part of the reopening of borders and the revival of commercial flights, the European Union did not include any country in the region in its initial list of markets authorized to resume commercial flights.
Because of the covid-19 outbreak, commercial flights continue to be suspended in all Central American countries; however, it is expected that in the coming weeks restrictions will be lifted and airports in the region will begin to normalize their operations.
Terminal 2, whose opening is scheduled for next year, promises to improve conditions at the Panamanian airport, making it competitive with other hubs in Latin America.
The new Terminal 2, which is 92% complete, will have capacity to serve aircraft in 20 contact doors and 8 remote locations, taxiways, parking platform and aircraft circulation, adding up to pavement surface measuring more than 250,000 square meters.
It is the third terminal opened by the government, which aims to create a network of 8 airfields to encourage the development of tourism in different parts of the country.
Tela airfield in the coastal department of Atlantis, has one runway measuring 1,600 meters and is now able to receive flights by smaller aircraft. The tourism private sector expects that increased air connectivity will boost development in the area.
The airstrip in the tourist town was renovated so that it can receive for two weekly flights from La Ceiba.
After 10 years without operating, the airfield has reopened and will receive direct flights from La Ceiba arriving on Mondays and Fridays operated by Línea Aérea Nacional de Honduras, S.A. (Lanhs, S.A.). With the opening of the airfield it is expected that there will be an increase in the flow of tourists to the region, which already gained favor since cruise ships starting docking in the port in the Bay of Trujillo.
The four airports of Honduras have now resumed international flights.
Initially, the Civil Transport Authority had only authorized local flights, but yesterday resumed international ones.
Roberto Maradiaga, manager of the airport operator 'Aeropuertos de Honduras', commented that "some international airlines expect to resume flights today, and others on Saturday".
Airports in Honduras were reopened today but international flights are still suspended.
Alfredo San Martín, director of the Civil Aviation Authority, explained that this measure includes the international airports of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and Rotán.
San Martín added: "I expect international flights to be resumed 'as soon as possible', a decision that depends on 'the President of the Republic'".
Since yesterday, Tegucigalpa's International airport operates domestic and international flights normally.
In a press release, the aerial transportation authority (Aeronáutica Civil, in Spanish), informed that from Tuesday 7 onwards, Toncontín International Airport is open as usual.
Proceso Digital publishes on its website: "The airport will operate domestic and foreign activities as usual, in accordance with the open skies policy,..."
The Executive Commission on Autonomous Ports in El Salvador says it will upgrade the Ilopango Airport, with work to start next June.
The commission will convert the Port of Ilopango to make it a location for internal commercial flights and for Central American destinations, said its president, Albino Román.
He said the property will be divided between the port authority, the Air Force, and the Civil Aviation Authority.
Continental, AA, and Copa all announced that they will resume their flights to Tegucigalpa. These flights were suspended after May 30 as a result of a government order.
Continental will resume three-a-week flights to Tegucigalpa from Houston, Texas, starting next Monday. It said that starting August 1 it will begin a daily flight service to Honduras.
The Honduran government authorized the immediate reopening of Tegucigalpa's Toncontín airport for flights by large passenger aircraft.
President Manuel Zelaya, who ordered the partial closer of Toncontín in the wake of a recent fatal accident, signed the reopening accord with business leaders who had been calling for it.
But Zelaya's plan to move international flights to the Palmerola military base remains firm.
President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras said he has decided to maintain the Toncontín Airport at Tegucigalpa closed to aircraft carrying more than 42 passengers.
He made the decision despite a report from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) saying the runways would be safe for aircraft carrying up to 170 passengers.
A commission will determine next Tuesday the way in which the airport will meet the recommendations made by the ICAO to improve safety conditions at the airport.
The preliminary report of the International Civil Aviation Association says that Toncontín airport at Tegucigalpa meets the requirements to operate, with few difficulties for companies approaching the runways.
Aircraft with capacity of 170 passengers or less will soon be able to land again at the airport. The safety rules are not very different from those adopted as internal policy by many airlines, the ICAO report said.
The Honduras Government and the business community reached agreement on re-opening the Toncontín International Airport, once the safety conditions of the terminal have been assessed.
The agreement was hammered out between the Committee for Defense of the Capital and President Manuel Zelaya, who met for almost five hours on Monday.
"The International Civil Aviation Organzation ICAO will make recommendations for improving airport safety, and at the same time will set the conditions for Toncontín," said Tegucigalpa Mayor Ricardo Alvarez.
The Honduras Government was to meet today with interested parties to discuss the reopening of the Toncontín Airport.
Honduras President Manuel Zelaya was to meet Monday with representatives of several sectors that demand the reopening of the Toncontín Airport for international flights. Interested parties include the tourist industry, airport employees, taxi drivers and local politicians.