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Southwest Airlines Is Launching a New Nonstop Summer Route Between Indianapolis and Puerto Rico

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Southwest Airlines is expanding its presence in the Caribbean, adding a new nonstop route between Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new seasonal service will operate Saturdays from June 4 through Aug. 3, 2026, offering travellers in the Midwest a direct link to the island’s capital. The route adds an […]

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Caribbean Airlines Relaunches New York-Guyana Flights

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Caribbean Airlines has relaunched its service from New York to Guyana, the company said this week.  The Oct. 19 relaunch comes after service had been suspended amid the pandemic.  Caribbean Airlines will be revealing its complete flight schedule between the two markets next week.  “2020 has been an unprecedented year for aviation. Our customers in […]

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Guyana Extends Shutdown of International Flights

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Guyana has extended the closures of its two major airports until May 1, 2020, the country’s government announced this week.  The decision was made to reduce the transmission of the novel coronavirus in the country, officials said.  The move came as an initial 14-day airport shutdown was set to expire.  The closures apply only to […]

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Eastern Airlines Is Launching Guyana Flights

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The venerable Eastern Airlines brand is back, and it’s about to launch its first regularly-scheduled flights to the wider Caribbean region.  Eastern will soon begin regularly-scheduled services between New York and Guyana’s capital of Georgetown, according to Joseph Harmon, director general of Guyana’s Ministry of the Presidency.  Eastern has already applied to Guyana’s Civil Aviation […]


Guyana Extends Shutdown of International Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport is getting closer to officially unveiling its highly-anticipated new arrivals terminal. The new terminal at Cheddi Jagan is slated to be completed in December, according to a government statement. Airport is currently running tests to ensure that the new terminal’s passenger handling and service conditions […]

How the Caribbean Airlines Crash Could Hurt Guyana's Agriculture

Above: Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud (GIS Photo) The recent crash of a Caribbean Airlines flight at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airpot could disrupt the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture’s plan to increase the size of its agriculture exports shipped by air freight. “The assurance I got from the CEO [of Caribbean Airlines] by the way […]

Cheddi Jagan Official: All Systems in Place After Caribbean Airlines Crash

Cheddi Jagan Airport officials said all systems were in place after the crash of Caribbean Airlines Flight BW 523 on July 30. Caribbean Airlines representatives are currently in Georgetown, along with officials from the United States’ National Transportation Safety Board. Calls between airport officials, maintenance staff and fire service were made according to established procedures, […]

Caribbean Airlines Team Heads to Guyana to Probe Runway Crash

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines Chairman George Nicholas has led a team of senior airline officials to Guyana after a flight from Trinidad crashed on the runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Flight BW 523, a Boeing 737-800, was en route from Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport when it ran off the runway at […]