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Passenger Traffic Growth Continues in Puerto Rico

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Photo of the Week: Sunset on the Sea in St Kitts

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Kara Peterson, who sent in this lovely shot of sunset in St Kitts taken from the SALT Plage beach bar. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and […]

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Aruba Airport Traffic Keeps Climbing

Aruba tourism has been surging, and that’s led to continued strong performance for the island’s Queen Beatrix International Airport, which is becoming an increasingly popular hub for the wider region and beyond. The airport just released its annual report, and the numbers are excellent. AUA reported almost 2.9 million passengers handled — a growth of […]

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Anguilla Is Breaking Ground on a New Airport Terminal

Anguilla breaks ground this week on a major new airport terminal, with plans for a 50,000-square-foot space slated to make its debut in the fall of 2025. The new terminal will be able to accommodate as many as 215 passengers at peak hours, according to tourism officials. That’s along with plans for an extended runway […]

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United Is Adding More Flights to Cancun This Winter

Cancun is home to one of the fastest-growing airports in the Caribbean, and the Mexican Caribbean hotspot is getting even more flights this winter. United Airlines is ramping up its service to Cancun, with plans to offer more than 200 flights each week to Cancun from a total of eight different cities in the United […]

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Anguilla Is Breaking Ground on a New Airport Terminal

Cancun passenger traffic is starting to see a bit of a slowdown, according to new data from Mexico-based ASUR. Passenger traffic at Cancun International Airport was 2.17 million in September, a 0.5 percent decline over the same period in 2022. That was after the airport saw slower growth in August as well. September is a […]

Avelo Is Launching More Nonstop Flights to Puerto Rico

Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is adding another new nonstop route to the Caribbean, part of the carrier’s push to open up connectivity to the region from smaller US markets. The newest one? Wilmington Airport, which will soon see new nonstop flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new flight will begin operating in November, with […]

St Maarten’s Airport Is Opening Its New Departure Terminal

It’s been six years, but the new departure terminal at Princess Juliana International Airport in St Maarten is opening soon. This November, the new Departure Hall at Princess Juliana is officially launching operations, a major milestone for an airport that was largely destroyed by Hurricane Irma back in 2017. The new departure hall is a […]

Cancun Passenger Traffic Growth Cools Down

Even for the Caribbean Basin’s hottest tourism destination, July was a bit of a cool down. Cancun passenger traffic grew by 4.9 percent in July, still positive growth but slower than its trend for much of 2023, according to new data from ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. While domestic passenger traffic grew by 8 […]

Barbados Reduces Airport Service Charge

Barbados has reduced its airport service charge in a bit to spur more intra-regional travel, according to Barbados’ Ministry of Tourism. The island has lowered its airport service charge from $35 to $20, a move that will take effect through at least Dec. 14, 2023. Barbados Tourism Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill said the cost of intra-regional […]

WestJet Is Adding a New Caribbean Island: Bonaire

In what is a major boost for tourism to the island, Canadian carrier WestJet has announced plans to launch its first-ever nonstop flights to Bonaire. WestJet will be kicking off nonstop flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Bonaire’s Flamingo International Airport beginning Dec. 12, 2023. The service will run through at least mid-April 2024, […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Keeps Up Sizzling Growth

While some destinations in the Caribbean are starting to see tourism numbers cool down, Puerto Rico continues to see sizzling air passenger traffic, according to new data from ASUR, which manages Puerto Rico’s main airport. Domestic traffic at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan was 1.021 million last month, a sizable 20.5 percent […]

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Aruba's Tourism Renaissance Is in Full Bloom

Aruba’s tourism renaissance is in full bloom, with passenger traffic at the island’s Queen Beatrix International Airport surging compared to the same period in 2019. Traffic for the first five months of the year was 4 percent higher than in 2019, before the pandemic. In the first five months of 2023, Aruba Airport served over […]

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