Sinanan on border reopening: Airlines welcome when theyre ready As the country prepares to reopen its borders, Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan said all airlines are welcome to resume flights to the Piarco Airport when they are ready. Newsday contacted Sinanan on Tuesday for an update on the plans leading up to the reopening of the borders, closed on March 21, 2020 to curb the spread of the covid19 pandemic Asked when flights by carriers other than Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) will resume, he said, We have no control of scheduling of carriers. They submit scheduling to Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of TT (AATT). How soon they will fly in and out will be up to them. "The borders will be declared open from July 17. Airlines that previously flew into Piarco include JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, Air Jamaica, United Airlines, Air Canada, Surinam Airways, Copa Airlines and Westjet. Airlines that operated to and from Tobago included British Airways, Condor, CAL and Virgin Atlantic. But Tobago will remain closed to international flights for the time being, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young said last week.