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Winair Adding Montserrat Flights for 2020

Club Med Expanding French Caribbean All-Inclusive

All-inclusive brand Club Med is in the midst of a significant expansion of its resort on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The company is investing around $44 million on a major transformation and expansion project at the resort, which …

A New Way to Fly to Cancun

Cancun has long been the busiest airport in the wider Caribbean region, and it’s about to get even busier. Spirit Airlines has announced plans to launch a new thrice-weekly flight from Nashville, TN to Cancun. The new service, which will …

Spirit Airlines Is Launching a Big Puerto Rico Expansion

Fast-expanding low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is planning a major expansion in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. Spirit’s expansion will be headlined by the launch of new daily nonstop flights from both Newark Liberty and Boston Logan airports to San …

A Big Tourism Comeback in the USVI

The US Virgin Islands is in the midst of a tourism renaissance, according to recently-released data. The USVI is reporting close to a 50 percent increase in stay-over arrivals this year. It’s what the USVI Department of Tourism is calling …

Caribbean Airlines Launching More Flights From Jamaica

Caribbean Airlines is adding another new route out of what is becoming a growing regional hub in Jamaica, the company announced this week. Caribbean Airlines will begin its newest service between Kingston, Jamaica and Grand Cayman on Dec. 3. The …

Tropic Ocean Airways Launching Big Caribbean Seaplane Expansion

Tropic Ocean Airways, the Fort Lauderdale-based airline specializing in seaplane flights, is launching a major expansion in the Caribbean. Tropic Ocean plans to establish a base of amphibious airplanes in Puerto Rico, the company’s CEO, Rob Ceravolo, said this week. …

Air Canada Is Adding More Bahamas Flights

Air Canada is upping its flight service to Nassau, Bahamas for the upcoming winter tourist season. The carrier is doubling its weekly flights from Montreal to Nassau to a total of four weekly flights, Bahamas tourism officials announced this week. …

Caribbean Airlines Adding New Seasonal Jamaica Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines is launching a new seasonal route for the upcoming holiday season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Trinidad and Tobago-based air carrier will launch new flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Sangster International …

Virgin Atlantic Is Adding More Flights to Antigua

By the Caribbean Journal staff Virgin Atlantic is adding new flights to one of the Caribbean’s buzziest hotspots, Antigua and Barbuda. The transatlantic carrier will be expanding its Antigua service from three weekly flights to four weekly flights. That change …

Delta, LATAM Enter into Strategic Partnership

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Two aviation power players are about to start working together in a big way — and one that could have a significant impact on air travel in the Americas. Delta Air Lines and Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group …

Swoop Is Launching Los Cabos Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian low-cost carrier Swoop is adding a new destination: Los Cabos. Swoop is launching two new routes to Los Cabos in November; that will include thrice-weekly service from Edmonton International Airport to Los Cabos, and …

Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Caribbean Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is set for another expansion of service to the Caribbean in 2020, according to the company. Southwest will be launching new nonstop routes to Cozumel, Mexico and Turks and Caicos next …

Sun Country Launching New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines is continuing its fast-paced Caribbean expansion, Caribbean Journal has learned. Sun Country has announced plans to launch a new nonstop route from Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport to Nassau in The …

Saint Lucia Tourism Keeps Setting Records

By Alexander Britell and Dana Niland Saint Lucia continues to be one of the Caribbean’s most sought-after destinations, and the Caribbean island keeps breaking its tourism records. July saw the highest-ever visitor total for any month in the country’s history, …

Sunwing Is Adding Two New Nonstop Routes to Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel company Sunwing is launching a pair of new nonstop routes to destinations in Mexico. The carrier will be launching new weekly flights from Victoria, British Columbia to Mazatlan and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. The Mazatlan flights …

Cape Air Is Relaunching Its Nevis Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional Caribbean airline Cape Air is relaunching its service from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Nevis, the carrier said this week. The airline will be reinstating its daily year-round flights from San Juan to Nevis …

Interjet Has Big Plans in Cancun

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Mexico-based Interjet Airlines is in the midst of a significant expansion push. The airline said it woulld be expanding overall service through its Mexico City hub by 40 percent and officially establish Cancun International Airport as …

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Caribbean Airlines Launching Kingston-Havana Flights

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Caribbean Airlines is launching twice weekly nonstop service between Kingston, Jamaica and Havana, Cuba, the carrier announced this week. The new flights will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Nov. 6, using a Boeing 737-800 NG …