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Condor Airlines Launches New Service to Grenada and Cuba

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Germany’s Condor Airlines has officially begun its new weekly service from Frankfurt to the islands of Grenada and Cuba. The Cuba service includes a new weekly flight from Cologne to the […]

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JetBlue Begins New Flights to the Caribbean From Boston

Above: Coconut Bay in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has officially begun its new direct service from Boston to several destinations in the Caribbean. On Saturday, the carrier launched new weekly service from Boston to Puerto Plata […]

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Southwest Reports Third Quarter Profit

Above: a Southwest Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines reported a profit in the third quarter, the air carrier announced this week. Third quarter net income, excluding special items, was $382 million, the company said, up from […]

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Sunwing to Launch Direct Flights From Ottawa to St Maarten

Sunwing Vacations will soon be launching weekly direct flights from Ottawa to St Maarten, the carrier announced. The nonstop Monday service will officially launch Dec. 15, the company said. The Toronto-based carrier operates flights across Mexico and the Caribbean, and […]


The Caribbean’s Air Transport Challenge

By Kareem Yarde Op-Ed Contributor This piece is informed by recent academic research which I conducted on aviation liberalization in CARICOM (Caribbean Community). There have been attempts in CARICOM towards aviation liberalization so that the region could also achieve the […]


JetBlue Names New CEO

Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways has named a new Chief Executive Officer. The company announced Friday that Robin Hayes, the company’s current president, would succeed current CEO Dave Barger beginning Feb. 16, 2015. Barger […]

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The Caribbean's Air Tax Problem

Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — On a recent visit to Liat.com, a ticket from Antigua to neighbouring St Kitts cost $108.00. With taxes and fees, however, the price jumped almost 70 percent — an […]


LIAT's New Caribbean Destination

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT is launching flights to Haiti, the company announced this week. The new service to Haiti’s, capital, Port-au-Prince, will launch on Dec. 5. The flights will operate every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday […]


American Airlines Returns to Orbitz

Above: American Airlines planes in Miami (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Orbitz announced Friday that it had reached an agreement with American Airlines to continue offering both US Airways and American Airlines fares on its sites following an […]

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Avianca Reports Jump in Passengers, Operating Revenue

Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia-based regional carrier Avianca reported operating revenue of $49.8 million in the second quarter, the company announced in a release. That represented a growth in the company’s operational margin from 3.2 […]


LIAT CEO: How to Improve Caribbean Aviation in Six Steps

By David Evans Op-Ed Contributor BOTH THE history and the current reality of Caribbean aviation can be characterised by a consistent failure over the last 50 years to provide an efficient  air transportation system that meets the needs of the […]


Caribbean Airlift and Caribbean Tourism

By Julio Orozco Op-Ed Contributor The importance of ‘Accessibility’ particularly Air Access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for business and […]


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