Southwest Airlines Relaunches Fort Lauderdale-Cayman Flights

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - March 27th, 2022

cayman islands covid — Seven Mile Beach in Cayman.

Southwest Airlines has relaunched its daily service between Fort Lauderdale and Grand Cayman, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.

The daily nonstop flights operate between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport.

It’s part of a broader flight relaunch to the Cayman Islands, joining restarted service on airlines like United Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

The flight takes about one hour and 40 minutes, according to Southwest.

For more on how to visit the Cayman Islands, see here.

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