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Sunwing Launches Montreal-Antigua Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing Airlines has launched its first-ever flights between Montreal, Canada and Antigua. The first Sunwing flight was welcomed by a water cannon salute at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport on Sunday. Sunwing is operating the […]

Norwegian Launches Fort Lauderdale-Martinique Flights

By Alexander Britell Low-cost carrier Norwegian officially launched its first ever flights from Fort Lauderdale to Martinique on Monday, kicking off the new nonstop service with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and some French Caribbean flair. (The flight was welcomed at Martinique’s […]

Southwest Airlines Launches New Nonstop Flights to Belize

Southwest Airlines has continued its Caribbean expansion with a new nonstop route to Belize. The company has launched the first-ever nonstop service between Denver, Colo. and Belize, with the inaugural flight over the weekend. The service will operate weekly on […]

Bahamasair Launches First-Ever Haiti Flights

Bahamasair has a new destination: Haiti. The carrier made its inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince this week as it touched down at Toussaint Louverture International Airport. The ATR-42, 50-seat turboprop aircraft – one of the carrier’s newest fleet acquired in 2015 […]

Pawa Launches Its First Nonstop Caribbean Flights From Miami

Dominican Republic international flag carrier Pawa Dominicana has launched its first-ever nonstop flights from Miami to the Dominican Republic. The carrier made its inaugural international flight from the US on Wednesday with a flight to Santo Domingo. Pawa will be […]

New WestJet Belize Flights Begin Service

Canadian carrier WestJet has begun its new nonstop flights to Belize. The carrier began operating its flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Belize City on Saturday. “Leaving Canada and hitting the beaches in Belize by mid-day is something that […]

Italy’s New Flight to the Bahamas

There’s a new flight from Europe to the Bahamas. A new Italian charter made its inaugural flight from Milan, Italy to Freeport, Grand Bahama this week. The service on Alpitour will be operating on a Boeing 767-300ER, providing direct service […]

JetBlue Launches Daily Fort Lauderdale-Barbados Flights

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s fastest-growing airline has added another new route. JetBlue Airways launched its new daily flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport on Thursday. The new flights were first announced at the Caribbean Tourism […]

JetBlue Launches Flights to Antigua

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has officially begun operating service to Antigua’s recently-redeveloped VC Bird International Airport. The carrier will be operating three flights per week out of New York City on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Antigua and Barbuda […]

JetBlue Launches First-Ever Flights to Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By Tara MacIntyre CJ Contributor NEW YORK — JetBlue continues to expand its wings in the Caribbean. The airline opened its newest route from New York’s JFK Airport to Grenada, the Caribbean’s original “Spice Island,” on […]

JetBlue Conducts Grenada Test Flight

Above: JetBlue’s test flight in Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue successfully completed its first test flight to Grenada this week, ahead of its official launch of service to the island. JetBlue’s Airbus A320 touched down on Tuesday in […]

Grenada Readies For Return of Condor Airlines Flights From Frankfurt

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is readying for the return of direct flights from Frankfurt, Germany via Condor Airlines. Thus far, bookings for the flights from Germany have “been going great,” according to Tourism Minister […]

Bimini Airport Welcomes First Night Flight

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie in Bimini for the inaugural night flight at South Bimini Airport (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bimini International Airport welcomed its first-ever night flight last week. The flight came following a series […]

Thomas Cook Makes First St Lucia Flight

Above: the inaugural flight from Manchester By the Caribbean Journal staff The first Thomas Cook flight from Manchester touched down in St Lucia on Sunday afternoon, the first of the charter carrier’s new nonstop flights to the island. Fly Thomas […]

Air Canada Rouge Makes First Flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica

Above: Air Canada Rouge in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada Rouge made its inaugural flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica on Friday. The first flight, which originated in Toronto, touched down at Sangster International Airport in Montego […]

First Air Canada Rouge Flight Arrives in Kingston From Toronto

Above: the first Air Canada Rouge flight (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Air Canada Rouge flight touched down at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada’s new leisure carrier, is operating […]

Montego Bay Receives First Flight from Czech Republic

Above: Rose Hall in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever flight from the Czech Republic arrived in Montego Bay Friday, part of what Jamaica’s Tourism Ministry said is an effort to tap new and emerging markets. The […]

Montserrat Air Carrier Launches Nevis Flights, Mulls St Kitts Route

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carrier Fly Montserrat made its inaugural flight between Nevis and Montserrat Monday in what Montserrat’s tourist board hopes will increase travel between the islands. The daily flights will spend a […]

Spirit Airlines Just Launched a New Nonstop Route to Jamaica

Jamaica is welcoming more new flights than almost any other Caribbean destination. And now it’s welcomed another one. The island added another new route to its broadening air network with Spirit Airlines’ new nonstop service between Hartford, Conn. and Montego […]

American Airlines Just Launched a New Route to The Bahamas

American Airlines has launched a new nonstop route to the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas. The world’s largest airline has kicked off new service between Charlotte, North Carolina and Freeport, Grand Bahama. The inaugural flights was welcomed this […]

Sunwing Is Returning to Cuba

Sunwing has announced plans to return to Cuba starting in October, timed for the island’s tourism reopening. The Canadian travel giant will be offering weekly flights to popular destinations including Varadero and Cayo Coco beginning in the second week of […]

Caribbean Airlines Begins Charter Cargo Service

Caribbean Airlines has officially launched its first-ever charter cargo service, with the inaugural flight taking off this weekend. The flight was used to move “essential supplies” from Guyana to Cuba, according to the company. The aim of the service is […]

JetBlue Launches Guadeloupe Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways has officially launched sales for its newest Caribbean service: thrice-weekly flights to the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. The new service is slated to launch Feb. 1, 2020, with nonstop flights between New […]

Tobago Seeing Jump in Tourist Arrivals

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Tobago is seeing an increase in international arrivals over the past few months, due in large part to the airline’s weekly Sunwing flight from Toronto, Canada. Sunwing’s Boeing 737, which has a capacity of 189 […]

JetBlue Officials Visit Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue officials visited Grenada this week to finalize plans for the carrier’s inaugural flight from New York to Grenada in June. The JetBlue delegation included Elizabeth Ninomiya, the company’s manager of […]

Haiti’s Tortug’Air Begins Fort Lauderdale-to-Cap-Haitien Service

Above: a Tortug’Air plane (Photo: Tortug’Air) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti-based airline Tortug’Air has officially launched service between Fort Lauderdale and Cap-Haitien. The Port-au-Prince-based carrier made its inaugural flight from Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. It had been previously only […]

Haiti’s Martelly in Panama for Talks

Above: Martelly with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly arrived in Panama Sunday night for talks with President Ricardo Martinelli, following his visit to Caracas this weekend. The visit for Martelly aims to […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

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