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  BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — While regional airlift across the wider Caribbean undergoes a period of commercial network shifts, Barbados is aggressively scaling up its physical infrastructure on the ground. Starting this month, travelers and aviation watchers will see major physical developments at Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) . The Ministry of Tourism and International Transport has officially greenlit expansion works on the airport’s commercial parking apron to resolve peak-traffic congestion and prepare for a historic influx of long-haul winter flights. Expanding the Apron: From 23 to 26 Gates The primary bottleneck at BGI has long been visible on busy winter weekends: an extraordinary volume of large-frame commercial jets competing for a limited footprint on the tarmac. To address this, construction crews are moving in to cut rock and lay heavy-duty concrete, adding three new dedicated aircraft parking positions . This expansion will scale BGI’s operational ca...