Antigua and Barbuda and Panama Sign Air Services Bilateral Agreement

Antigua and Barbuda signed an air services agreement with Panama to expand direct flights and regional connectivity. Antigua News reported that the deal was finalized on September 28, 2026, through an exchange of diplomatic notes between the two nations. [1]

The bilateral accord was signed by H. Charles Fernandez, the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transport and Investment for Antigua and Barbuda, and Rafael Barcenas Chiari, the Director General of the Civil Aeronautical Authority of Panama, according to Antigua News. The agreement aims to facilitate expanded air travel, tourism, and trade options reaching into Central and South America. [1]

Commercial aviation agreements rely on international frameworks established under the Chicago Convention, which defined basic commercial aviation rights known as freedoms of the air. Antigua and Barbuda is an archipelagic Caribbean state, with Antigua being its most populous island. [3][4][5]

As FTMQ Travel reported earlier, airports and governments continue to establish bilateral connections to improve international flight networks. The diplomatic agreement creates the formal framework required for commercial airlines to establish new transit routes connecting both regions. [1][6]