Despite Belize’s strong air safety record (over 120,000 domestic flights annually without major incidents), Thursday's case exposed vulnerabilities in airport security.

Authorities at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport reported a hijacking of a small plan by a U.S. man who stabbed two passengers and a pilot before being fatally shot.

Belize itself is undoubtedly a slice of paradise — so much so that people are packing up and moving there for good — but the airport experience leaves much to be desired, especially at BZE. In ...

Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a 49-year-old U.S. citizen, allegedly hijacked a small plane at knifepoint in Belize on Thursday, April 17. A fellow passenger, who had a licensed firearm, shot Taylor as the ...

Belize authorities declared a full emergency immediately after the incident started, around 8:30 a.m. local time, according to a statement by the Belize Airport Concession Company.