Part of the deal to gain the investment to build Nail Bay was the new hospital, the runway extension, and more. The BVI is late on meeting those commitments of the past. Offshore banking is just one part and maybe a dying part. More important to the BVI future is the investing and finance of the resorts and boat operators of all sizes. Every bit of those industries are now contingent on outside investors. Those investors and their complex insurance underwriters of all types will require easy and ready access to the BVI especially from Miami. Auditors, security specialists, HR specialist, professionally consultancies will fill many of those seats as part of the requirements to finance the future sale, maintenance, and improvement of those valuable assets. The reliable airlift of professionals is now table stakes for the BVI and the BVI finances. While Southwest may works well for millions of private travelers on most days? The better employers will not allow their employees to use Southwest for a long list of reasons way to complex to type. The lack of interline agreements is one key part and the fact that once you have a Southwest ticket you are stuck with Southwest is another. The future of BVI property values and finance is reliable MIA flights each day on AA. An East Coast hub with another major corporate employee carrier would be a plus as well. Again the key to 21st Century success is ready access to show up at the airport and leave whenever you want or must. The same is true for an investor or underwriter who wants to send a representative to the BVI right now. Without that type of reliable access the investor money and high net worth travelers will stay away. NOTE: Across the Caribbean travel is dominated by East Coast and Northeast Coast travelers. The rest of the country heads to Mexico or stops at Florida. Maybe look at the airport like a fire department. Expensive but something the modern investor will not go forward without.