Students of the South Caicos based Iris Stubbs Primary School have taken a behind-the-scenes tour of Providenciales International Airport on Friday, May 29th 2015. The students traveled by boat to Providenciales to spend the day at the airport and have lunch on island before returning home later that evening.
The tour group consisted of 16 bright and blooming minds from the third grade class and 3 teachers. The focus of the tour was to highlight all of the new additions to the terminal facility and develop the student’s knowledge of aviation.
The students were thrilled to view the Domestic and International Check in Areas, Domestic and International Arrivals and the highlight was the new International Departures area where the students were able to view planes from the outdoor Sky Lounge. Students were very keen on asking questions about the new luggage trolley system and even the new baggage wrap system that is now being offered in the Check-In Hall. The luggage wrap staff was kind and offered a demonstration for the students to see their new machine in action.
‘‘We are so grateful for the staff at Providenciales International Airport to take time out of their busy schedule to show generosity and for the very special opportunity for our students to see the airport up close and even see planes land.’’ said teacher, Tka Francis.
Lavern Reynolds of the TCIAA, commented; ‘‘My team and I take pride in offering tours of our newly renovated facility. It helps persons to experience what we work so hard to accomplish and they get to see some areas that they would never normally see as a passenger such as the Fire Hall and back of house operations areas.”
Airport tours such as this give the students a hands on grasp of aviation and an experience that they would never be able to get inside of a classroom.
