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This Bahamas Island Is Just Off the Coast of Florida. And It’s Having a Moment

bimini island in the bahamas

There aren’t many places in the Caribbean where you can leave Miami after breakfast and be standing on a white-sand beach before lunchtime. Bimini has always occupied a unique place in The Bahamas: close enough for a spontaneous escape, yet far enough away to feel like you’ve crossed into another world. The water is startlingly […]

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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 in the Dominican Republic, along with a Saturday flight from Boston to St Lucia. The […]

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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 $241 million in the third quarter of 2013, or a 61.8 percent increase. “We are […]

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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 has been on an expansion push in 2014. Later this month, the carrier will begin […]


Southwest Reports Third Quarter Profit

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 potential benefits that accrue globally from this process. Essentially, it is a process of reducing […]

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 addition of $72.05. It was even more dramatic on the return flight the next day […]

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 will serve on the JetBlue Board of Directors until that date. “On behalf of the […]

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 and Saturday, with service from Santo Domingo. “The new route will meet customer demand and […]

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 apparent fee dispute. In a statement Friday, Orbitz said consumers should see all flights immediately. […]

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 40 million plus inhabitants of the region. The reasons for this failure are many and […]

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 percent in 2013 to 4.4 percent in 2014. The carrier also reported a 5.9 percent […]

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 leisure purposes as well as ‘imports’ for hotels and food and beverage operations (restaurants, catering […]