By the Caribbean Journal staff

It will soon be significantly easier to get to one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets.

American Airlines will be launching new nonstop flights between Miami and Bonaire beginning in June, an American Airlines spokesperson confirmed to Caribbean Journal.

Bellafonte Bonaire, one of our favorite places to stay in Bonaire.

The new service will operate weekly on Saturdays on an Airbus A319 aircraft, beginning on June 9.

The flight takes approximately three hours.

Bonaire’s arid climate produces some landscapes largely unseen in the Caribbean.

It’s a boon for the Dutch Caribbean island, one of the world’s greatest diving and snorkeling destinations and an emerging culinary hub (indeed, its At Sea Bonaire restaurant has been on Caribbean Journal’s list of the top 50 restaurants in the Caribbean ever year since 2013).

At Sea, Bonaire, the island’s destination eatery.

Don’t miss our list of the top Bonaire hotels, ranging from luxury stays like the beachfront Harbour Village to the bohemian, laid-back Sorobon.

Bonaire also has a range of condominium and vacation home options, including the very popular Sand Dollar.