Aruba Set for New British Airways Flights

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - February 6th, 2023

Aruba is getting ready for the launch of British Airways’ first-ever flights to the Dutch Caribbean.

British Airways is set to launch its new direct service to Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport beginning March 26, 2023.

The highly-anticipated new route, which is the result of years of negotiations, will be operating twice each week, with flights on Thursdays and Sundays.

The flights are not nonstop; they will include a stop at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport, however.

The new service will operate year round.

— CJ

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