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JetBlue Continues Caribbean Expansion With Flights to Guadeloupe

JetBlue, Mexico’s InterJet Launch Interline Agreement

JetBlue Airways and Mexico-based InterJet Airlines have announced a new interline agreement. The agreement means passengers can purchase one ticket for combined flights on both airlines, and check their bags through to their ultimate destination. The move opens up many …

JetBlue Is Launching Service to Guatemala

JetBlue is expanding in the Caribbean Basin again. The New York City-based carrier has announced plans to launch its first-ever service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guatemala City. The new flights will operate daily beginning June …

JetBlue Caps Off Strong Year of Traffic Growth

JetBlue capped off a strong 2019 with another solid month of traffic growth, according to the latest numbers from the New York City-based air carrier. JetBlue reported 4.6 billion revenue passenger miles in December, a 5.7 percent increase over the …

A Big Dominican Republic Expansion for Frontier Airlines

The Dominican Republic is set for a major boost in air service thanks to a significant expansion from Frontier Airlines. Frontier, which has been steadily growing its Caribbean footprint in the last year, is planning to launch three new daily …

JetBlue Set for New Nonstop Flights to the French Caribbean

JetBlue Airways is set to launch its newest Caribbean route at the beginning of next month. The New York City-based carrier is launching its first-ever flights to the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe beginning Feb. 1, 2020. The airline’s new …

Bahamas Set for Air Service Expansion in 2020, Continuing Boom

The Bahamas is seeing an airlift boom, with air service expanding in 2019 and set for more growth in 2020, according to the country’s tourism officials. The Bahamas is reporting an increase in airlift to three of its major destinations, …

Guyana Tourism Is Heating Up

Guyana, the seat of the Caribbean Community and one of the wider region’s undiscovered tourism destinations, is quietly having a very strong tourism year. Tourist arrivals were up by 8.5 percent through the end of September, according to a statement …

JetBlue Traffic Continues 2019 Surge

JetBlue traffic continued to surge in October, according to the New York City-based carrier. JetBlue reported 4.3 billion revenue passenger miles in October, a 6.2 percent jump compared to the same month in 2018. Available seat miles rose by 6.7 …

Norwegian, JetBlue Eyeing Interline Agreement

JetBlue and Norwegian are looking to sign an interline agreement, the two sides said this week. The two fast-growing carriers have signed a letter of intent for an interline agreement, which would let travelers combine flights between Europe and the …

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 …

JetBlue’s Newest Caribbean Destination Is Guyana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fresh off an expansion to Guadeloupe, JetBlue has announced plans to launch new nonstop flights to Guyana on the southern edge of the Caribbean. The new flights will be operating daily from New York’s John …

Frontier Airlines Is Launching Three New Caribbean Routes

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is launching three new nonstop routes from Newark to the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new service will be headlined by a pair of new nonstop service from Newark Liberty …

Barbados Is One of the Caribbean’s Hottest Destinations

By Alexander Britell Barbados continues to be one of the hottest tourism destinations in the Caribbean. The island has seen a 5.2 percent year-over-year jump in stayover visitor arrivals in the first seven months of 2019, according to new data …

JetBlue Is Adding More Nonstop Antigua Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue is set to launch a big expansion to Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport, tourism officials said Monday. The New York City-based carrier will be adding two additional flights from New York to Antigua every …

St Maarten Is a Resurgent Caribbean Hotspot

By Alexander Britell St Maarten tourism is booming. The Dutch Caribbean hotspot is seeing a massive rebound in tourism arrivals, according to newly-released data for the first half of 2019. St Maarten reported 171,543 stayover visitors in the first six …

JetBlue Had a Very Strong July

By the Caribbean Journal staff July was yet another strong month for JetBlue Airways, according to the latest data report from the New York City-based carrier. JetBlue reported a total of 5,006,350 revenue passenger miles, a 5.3 percent increase compared …

JetBlue Launches Guadeloupe Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways has officially launched sales for its newest Caribbean service: thrice-weekly flights to the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. The new service is slated to launch Feb. 1, 2020, with nonstop flights between New …

Aruba’s New Year-Round Flights From New York

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dutch Caribbean’s most-visited travel destination is getting more new flights from New York. Aruba will soon be the beneficiary of year-round nonstop flights from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, according to an announcement from American …