United’s Big Caribbean Expansion for Spring Break 2019
United Airlines is planning a major expansion to the Caribbean for the spring season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier is adding more than 11,000 seats to destinations in the Caribbean, from U.S. cities including Cleveland, Denver, Newark, Indianapolis, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. That includes routes to Caribbean destinations including Aruba, the […]
Southwest Airlines Adding New Route to Punta Cana
Southwest Airlines is adding another new route to the Caribbean, this time to the heart of the Dominican Republic’s most popular destination. The carrier has announced plans to launch new weekly service between its growing hub at Houston Hobby and Punta Cana International Airport…
LATAM announces new Caribbean destination, increases connectivity from Lima
LATAM Airlines Group today announced two new flights from its Lima hub including a new Caribbean destination, Montego Bay (Jamaica), and a direct service to Calama, Chile. Starting 1 July 2019, LATAM Airlines Peru will operate three weekly flights to Montego Bay, offering convenient connections with cities in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and […]
Spirit Launching Two New Nonstop Routes to Jamaica
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is planning a big expansion to the Caribbean island of Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier, which has been significantly ramping up its flight network in the Caribbean, will be adding new routes to both Kingston and Montego Bay out of Orlando. Beginning Feb. 28, 2019, Spirit will launch nonstop […]
Southwest Begins New Flights to Mexico, Resumes Caribbean Routes
Southwest Airlines has begun new weekend service between Chicago-Midway and Los Cabos-Cabo San Lucas, the carrier announced this week. The new flights comes as Southwest has resumed a wave of flights to destinations in both the Caribbean and Mexico for the upcoming season. That includes daily flights from Austin to Cancun; Denver to Puerto Vallarta […]
St Thomas Gets New Spirit Nonstop Flights
One of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations has gotten a major new boost from low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines. Spirit has launched its newest nonstop flights from Orlando to St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The new nonstop flights are running three times each week, part of a wider expansion for Spirit in Orlando […]
Initiatives target Latin American, Caribbean aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraging Latin America and Caribbean governments to explore avenues to enhance the economic and social benefits of aviation. During the recent Airline Leaders Forum organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), Alexandre de Juniac, the IATA’s director general, urged governments to focus on enhancing […]
JetBlue Launches Another New Caribbean Mint Route
The island of Saint Lucia is the latest to benefit from JetBlue’s expansion of its Mint premium cabin service in the Caribbean. JetBlue launched its newest Mint route to the region this week with a new flight from Boston Logan to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. Mint, JetBlue’s new premium cabin, includes fully lie-flat seats […]
The Best Way to Fly to Martinique Right Now
Norwegian has officially relaunched its array of nonstop flights to one of the Caribbean’s most fascinating destinations: the French Caribbean island of Martinique. The European low-cost carrier is operating flights for the winter season from a number of hubs across the United States to Martinique, highlighted by six-times-weekly service from New York’s John F. Kennedy […]
Canada and Central America agreement to improve aviation safety
Canada has agreed to cooperate with Central American and Caribbean States on Accident and Incident investigations (AIG) matters to improve regional safety. In order to promote regional collaboration in support of the timely and appropriate investigation of incidents and accidents, Canada entered into a memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Caribbean and Central American States at […]
