Surinam Airways Must End Mid-Atlantic Route And Focus On The Caribbean, Says Aviation Expert
Surinam Airways (SLM) cannot compete with KLM on the Paramaribo-Amsterdam route, and hence the company needs to get rid of its A340-300 and outsource the route as a joint venture, focusing instead on where SLM can have a competitive advantage, “And that is the Caribbean right now,” the ‘aviation doctor’ Tomas Chlumecky suggested. On the […]
American Airlines Adding New Dallas-Caribbean Flights
American Airlines is adding more new flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to the Caribbean, the airport said in a statement this week. The new service from Dallas-Fort Worth includes flights to San Pedro Sula, Honduras and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. American will also be ramping up its flights to resort destinations in Mexico including […]
American Airlines Is Launching More New Caribbean Routes
As it prepares to launch a wave of new Caribbean routes for the upcoming winter season, American Airlines is already planning for the spring. The carrier has announced another series of new routes set to begin in for the 2019 summer season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new routes will be headlined by the May […]
American Airlines Enhances 2019 Schedule
American Airlines serves more destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America from the U.S. than any other carrier. And next summer, that list will grow even longer. American will add a sixth destination in Cuba with a new daily flight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) in Santiago de Cuba […]
New routes to Florida, Mexico added at Detroit Metro Airport
Two airlines have added new routes for flights from Detroit, officials said this week. Spirit Airlines announced it will offer daily nonstop flights from Detroit to Jacksonville, Florida, starting Dec. 20. Only Delta Air Lines currently offers nonstop flights from Detroit Metro to Jacksonville International Airport, according to Detroit Metro Airport officials. The Miramar, Florida-based […]
American Airlines Is Adding Another Daily Flight to Saint Lucia
The Pitons, the rum, the drive-in volcano, the three-walled rooms at Ladera. There’s a reason Saint Lucia has always been one of the Caribbean’s most romantic, sought-after destinations. And now it’s getting even easier to get there. American Airlines has announced plans to add another daily flight to Saint Lucia from Miami, with the new […]
Delta Is Launching New Caribbean Flights From New York
Delta Air Lines is planning a broad Caribbean expansion out of New York, Caribbean Journal has learned. That includes three new routes and an additional daily flight to the region. Delta’s new routes include daily nonstop flights between JFK and Kingston, Jamaica, along with new weekly Saturday service to both Antigua and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The […]
Cerda calls on Caribbean to address excessive aviation taxes
Excessive taxes across the Caribbean aviation industry are counter-productive, according to Peter Cerda, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regional Vice President, The Americas. «While there is no denying the budgetary challenges facing many governments in the region, imposing heavy fees and taxes on aviation and air travel negatively affects levels of tourism and business travel—the […]
IATA Urges To Enhance Caribbean Aviation
The association called on governments and other aviation stakeholders in the Caribbean region to work together to maximize the benefits of connectivity The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments and other aviation stakeholders in the Caribbean region to work together to maximize the benefits of aviation connectivity. «Aviation is essential to support tourism […]
IATA Seeks to Maximize Aviation’s Benefits in the Caribbean
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments and other aviation stakeholders in the Caribbean region to work together to maximize the benefits of aviation connectivity. «Aviation is essential to supporting tourism in the Caribbean region, transporting approximately 50 percent of all tourists who travel here. It also provides a vital lifeline when disaster […]
