Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA), in cooperation with airport tenants and several public sector emergency response agencies from various levels of government, today hosted an emergency training exercise. The simulation replicated an emergency aircraft landing and terrorist threat.
 
The objectives of the exercise were to test Halifax Stanfield International Airport's emergency plans and the multi-agency response to an airport incident, as well as to comply with aerodrome security measures.
 
“These exercises are an excellent opportunity to test our emergency plans, to interact with other agencies and to assess our response to a real-life situation,” says Gord Duke, HIAA’s Director Operations. “Overall, we were pleased with our performance and agency cooperation throughout the exercise, and we received insightful suggestions for improvements at the debriefing.”
 
 
Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport is Atlantic Canada’s principal full-service airport providing passengers and cargo clients with access to markets across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean Basin, and Europe. It’s the only airport in Atlantic Canada to offer Canada Customs services on a 24 hour, seven day a week basis, and U.S. preclearance. The Airport, a major economic generator valued at $1.25 billion to the provincial economy, welcomes 3.6 million passengers annually, gives back through its Community Outreach Program and its Signature Partnership with Habitat for Humanity, and is an internationally recognized leader in customer service, having been rated the Best Airport in the World in its class for seven of the past nine years and certified as Airport Service Quality Assured – an industry benchmark of service excellence.

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