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Caribbean Airlines Reopens Trinidad Airport Lounge After Renovation
Frontier Set to Launch Atlanta-Bahamas Flights
Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is launching its newest route to The Bahamas in just over a month. Frontier is kicking of its first-ever flights from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Nov. 5. The new route will operate between Atlanta and …
Jamaica Tourism Just Had Its Best Summer Ever
Jamaica just had its best summer of tourism – ever. The Caribbean island posted its best stopover visitor arrivals figures and highest foreign exchange earnings for any summer in the history of the country. The island has eclipsed what had been …
Cancun Tourism Stays Sizzling
Tourism in Cancun continues to grow at a rapid pace, according to the latest data from the Cancun International Airport. And it’s far exceeding even the record-breaking levels the destination saw in 2019. An analysis of passenger traffic data showed …
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Cancun Is Eclipsing Pre-Pandemic Traffic Numbers
Tourism is sizzling in Cancun, and the trend is being borne out in the traffic numbers at Cancun International Airport. Cancun’s air hub reported passenger traffic of 2.876 million in July, representing a 19.9 percent jump over the same month …
Frontier Continues Caribbean Expansion With New Daily Puerto Rico Flights
The Caribbean’s fastest-growing carrier has added another daily route to the region, this time to the island of Puerto Rico. This week, Frontier Airlines kicked off new daily nonstop service from Tampa, Fla. to San Juan, Puerto Rico, another new …
Puerto Rico Air Traffic Keeps Sizzling
Puerto Rico continues to see record-breaking air traffic numbers. The island’s primary airport, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported passenger traffic of just under 944,000 in May, representing a 21.6 percent jump compared to the same month in 2019, before …
A Fourth International Airport in Jamaica?
Jamaica is considering developing a fourth International airport in the country, according to Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The country’s government intends to pursue the Vernamfield Aerodrome as a fit for a potential international airport. Vernamfield is located Clarendon on …
TSA PreCheck Debuts in Nassau, The Bahamas
For the first time ever, travelers at an international airport will have access to TSA PreCheck. TSA PreCheck, the US program that lets eligible low-risk travelers enjoy expedited security screening at airports, has officially debuted at Lynden Pindling International Airport …
Cancun Matches Pre-Pandemic Air Traffic
Cancun matched its pre-pandemic air passenger traffic in January, according to parent company ASUR. Cancun International Airport reported total passenger traffic of just under 2.192 million in January, up 0.2 percent over January 2019. That also represented a 70 percent …
Puerto Rico Air Traffic Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels Last Year
Buoyed by a summer surge the likes of which it had never seen, Puerto Rico’s primary airport surpassed its 2019 passenger levels last year. According to data from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages the island’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, passenger …
Cancun Tourism Keeps Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels
Tourism to Cancun continues to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. The Mexican Caribbean hub reported passenger traffic of 2.041 million in November, representing a 9.2 percent increase over the same period …
Virgin Gorda Airport Is Open Again in the British Virgin Islands
For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, Virgin Gorda Airport is open for flights. The first flight to touch down in Virgin Gorda since March 2020 was a flight on luxury airline Tradewind Aviation. Tradewind VP David …
WestJet Returns to Saint Lucia
Canadian carrier WestJet has officially returned to the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. The leisure airline relaunched service between Toronto and Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport this weekend. It marks the return of a third international carrier to the …
United Airlines Is Adding a New Flight to Nassau
United Airlines is adding a new route to Nassau, The Bahamas this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new nonstop route will operate once weekly between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport. The new route will …
Cancun Airport Traffic Nearing 2019 Levels
Cancun International Airport continues to see a strong rebound, according to the latest numbers from operator ASUR. The airport reported passenger traffic of 2.061 million in August, just 4.9 percent below the same total in 2019. It did represent a …
Puerto Rico Air Arrivals Keep Surging
Visitor traffic continues to surge to the island of Puerto Rico. The island’s primary airport, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported just under 1.19 million passengers in July — a 207 percent improvement over the same month in 2020. More importantly, …
Solving the Caribbean Air Tax Problem
It’s been an issue in the Caribbean for years: air taxes. But now, the tide seems to be turning, with the recent news that the Caribbean Community would be launching a review of taxes and fees on airline tickets in …
Puerto Rico Tourism Keeps Surging
Tourism keeps growing in Puerto Rico, according to the newest data from the island’s primary airport. San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport reported 1,009,754 passengers handled in June, which eclipsed the island’s 2019 totals for June. Indeed, that represented …
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