Delta Launching Two New Daily Caribbean Routes
Delta Air Lines is launching a pair of new nonstop routes to the Caribbean. Beginning Dec. 21, the carrier will launch expand its weekly Saturday service to daily service from Detroit to both Montego Bay, Jamaica and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. That will mean two new daily nonstop flights to two of the […]
Cape Air’s New Caribbean Push Begins in Culebra and Virgin Gorda
For many destinations in the Caribbean, small regional airlines are a life blood — and for two decades, Cape Air has been just that for so many islands. Now, Cape Air has officially relaunched two important routes from San Juan, with flights to Puerto Rico’s island of Culebra and to Virgin Gorda in the British […]
Prince Charles Opens the Cayman Islands’ New Airport
A new-state-of-the-art Caribbean airport opened its doors on Wednesday, with a very special guest on hand to do the honors. The United Kingdom’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall were on hand to officially open the new, modernized Owen Roberts International Airport in the Cayman Islands. “Our pledge to provide the Cayman Islands with […]
Winair Adding More Dutch Caribbean Flights
St Maarten-based regional airline Winair is expanding its presence in the Dutch Caribbean. The carrier, which first introduced flights in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao last year, will be increasing its service between Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire starting April 15. That’s along with additional flights to both Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince from Curacao. The changes mean […]
Norwegian to cease French Caribbean routes in optimization strategy
LCC Norwegian will withdraw from the Caribbean market in March after concluding that its flights to the region are not financially viable. The airline provides seasonal services from New York JFK, Fort Lauderdale and Montreal to the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as from Guadeloupe and Martinique to Cayenne in French […]
American Airlines Launches Latest Caribbean Expansion
American Airlines has kicked off its biggest expansion to the Caribbean in several years with a wave of additional frequencies to the Caribbean. The world’s largest airlines has launched additional daily flights to destinations including Barbados, Curacao, Grand Bahama, Saint Lucia, Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and Port of Spain, Trinidad. […]
IATA: Local issues in Latin America hinder air travel growth
The Latin America-Caribbean region is clearly seeing growth but is hamstrung by insufficient infrastructure and air traffic management, excessive costs and taxation. Briefing media at its Geneva headquarters, IATA executives said Latin American passenger levels were expected to double by 2034 and the air transport industry’s contribution to regional GDP has the potential to rise […]
Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 22.8 million passengers in October
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 22.8 million passengers in October, and up 9% – or 1,884,258 more passengers – from the previous year. Traffic (RPK) grew 7.8% and capacity (ASK) increased 11.9%, bringing up the load factor to 82.6%, 3.1 percentage points […]
Condor, LIAT Sign Interline Agreement for Winter Season
There’s a new way for travelers to get from Germany around the Caribbean. Germany’s Condor airline has signed an interline agreement with regional Caribbean air carrier LIAT. Beginning in 2019, travelers can take advantage of Condor’s nonstop flights to islands like Antigua and Barbuda and then begin island hopping, all on one ticket. One island […]
Norwegian Sees More Passenger Growth
European low-cost carrier Norwegian, which has been steadily expanding its Caribbean presence in recent years, is seeing a continued surge in passenger growth, according to the company’s latest data. The company carried around 3.4 million passengers in October, up 8 percent from the same month in 2017. Total traffic growth rose by 25 percent last […]
