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Reader Photo of the Week: Sunset in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Melissa Campau, who sent us this lovely shot of sunset in Governor’s Harbour on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera. Have you taken a great shot on your recent Caribbean vacation? Send it to us! Just email news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]

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Frontier Just Made Its Return to Aruba, With Demand “Very High”

Frontier Airlines is back in Aruba. The carrier made its long-awaited return to the Dutch Caribbean island this past weekend, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. It’s the first time Frontier has flown to Aruba since its Miami-Aruba flights back in 2021. Frontier is now one of two airlines serving Aruba, along with Delta Air Lines (which […]

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Beaches, Surf Breaks and Mofongo: Frontier Has a New Nonstop Flight to the West Coast of Puerto Rico

Crash boat beach. The lighthouse ruins. The golf in Isabela. The Rincon Surf School. The Wishing Well. The mofongo. The West Coast of Puerto Rico remains the island’s best-kept secret, a world away from the bustle of San Juan (and one of the top surfing destinations in the Caribbean). This weekend, it’s about to get […]

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Frontier Just Launched a New Dominican Republic Route

Maybe you know Punta Cana, or Santo Domingo, or La Romana. But there’s one place in the Dominican Republic that’s seeing particularly significant growth in the last few years: Santiago de los Caballeros. The area south of Puerto Plata has been seeing a wave of new flights, as the Dominican Republic looks to broaden its […]

Beaches, Surf Breaks and Mofongo: Frontier Has a New Nonstop Flight to the West Coast of Puerto Rico

For years, Caribbean regional aviation has been a constant struggle. Intra-regional carriers have come and gone, from the old American Eagle to LIAT. But now an unlikely candidate is starting to fill the void: Frontier. The American carrier has quietly been adding a wave of new routes inside the Caribbean out of its growing hub […]

Two New Ways to Fly Nonstop to St Maarten

Frontier Airlines keeps ramping up its Caribbean expansion, and now the low-cost carrier has debuted two prominent new routes to Dutch Caribbean hotspot of St Maarten. Frontier has launched its first-ever flights from Miami to St Maarten, part of a wider expansion to the Caribbean out of Miami International Airport. The new flights are now […]

Southwest Airlines to Spend $2 Billion to "Transform" Customer Experience

Southwest Airlines says it is planning to spend $2 billion on a project to “transform” its customer experience, the carrier said. The planned investments are “designed to enhance and simplify Customers’ journeys,” according to a statement. The carrier, which has a broad route network in the Caribbean, says it will focus on a number of […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic is Surging

In another strong sign for Puerto Rico’s tourism industry, the island’s biggest air hub had a significant traffic surge in November. Mexico-based ASUR, which manages San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported a 20.2 percent increase in passenger traffic in November, compared to the same month in 2018. That amounted to a total of […]

Frontier Launches Three New Routes to Puerto Rico

Frontier Airlines has launched three new routes to Puerto Rico’s capital of San Juan. The low-cost carrier has launched new thrice-weekly flights from Miami to San Juan’ new daily service from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Juan; and four new weekly flights from Tampa to San Juan. The Miami-Puerto Rico flights will run on […]

Frontier Is Launching New Flights to Puerto Rico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is adding a new nonstop route to the Caribbean from Miami, the carrier announced. Beginning Nov. 14, Frontier will be operating three new weekly nonstop flights from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, according to the […]

More New Nonstop Flights Are Coming to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico says it’s in the midst of a tourism boom, and another carrier is set to launch new daily nonstop flights to the island. Beginning Nov. 14, Frontier will be operating a new daily flight between Newark Liberty International Airport and the Luis Muñoz Marín in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new route is […]

New Nonstop Punta Cana Flights on Frontier

By the Caribbean Journal staff Frontier is adding a new nonstop route to the Dominican Republic’s tourism capital of Punta Cana as part of a wider expansion of its network. The low-cost carrier has announced plans to launch a new route from Orlando to Punta Cana. The new service, which will begin operating this spring, […]