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Southwest Airlines Is Adding Flights From Las Vegas to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta

Southwest Airlines is expanding its international network this winter with new nonstop service from Las Vegas to two of Mexico’s most popular beach destinations: Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. The new routes, launching in June 2026, will give travelers in the western United States more direct access to Mexico’s Pacific coast. Both destinations are known […]

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LIAT Launching Daily Guyana-Trinidad Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean regional airline LIAT is expanding its footprint at the edge of the Caribbean. The carrier has announced plans to launch new daily direct flights between Guyana’s Ogle International Airport and Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport. The new service will begin operating on July 1, 2018, according to a statement from […]

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Dominica Continues Tourism Comeback

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s Nature Island has made a strong recovery from Hurricane Maria, as one of the region’s most gorgeous destinations looks to bring back travelers in 2018. Dominica has long been a haven for travelers in search of unmatched natural beauty and authentic, eco-friendly getaways — and that’s still very much […]

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Commercial Flights to Dominica Resume

By the Caribbean Journal staff Commercial flight service to the island of Dominica has officially resumed, government officials confirmed to Caribbean Journal. The news comes as the island works to recover from the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Maria. Regional carriers including LIAT Airlines and Seaborne have both resumed commercial flights to the island, though […]

Dominica Continues Tourism Comeback

By the Caribbean Journal staff Commercial flights have officially resumed at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, Tortola, in a big step forward for the British Virgin Islands since the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The announcement was made by the British Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management. Carriers that […]

LIAT Cutting Guadeloupe-Dominica Flights

Regional Caribbean carrier LIAT has canceled its thrice-weekly service between Guadeloupe’s Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet Airport and Dominica’s Douglas Charles Airport. The move, which will take effect March 1, is the result of what LIAT called the need to “stabilize the airline’s flight schedule and network.” Dominica still has 35 weekly flights from LIAT conecting to […]

LIAT Adding More Grenada Flights

LIAT is adding new flights between Grenada and Barbados. The carrier has restored its daily early-morning service from Grenada to Barbados, which had been withdrawn late last year. The service will relaunch on June 15; LIAT will also be adding a new flight to Grenada, with four-times-weekly flights between Barbados and Grenada. “This new service […]

LIAT Expands Fleet With New ATR

Caribbean carrier LIAT has expanded its flight with another new ATR-72 aircraft. The plane, which is the 10th ATR for LIAT, recently arrived at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. The 68-seater plane will go into commercial service in the middle of this month. LIAT operates a fleet of ATR 42 and ATR 72 on its […]

How to Island Hop the Caribbean, For Less

It’s the fantasy of Caribbean travel — hopping the Caribbean, trying a different island every few days. And there are some great regional carriers to get you around, from Seaborne to Cape Air to LIAT. Now the latter is offering a special promotion that gives 15 percent off fares throughout the carrier’s network. That means […]

LIAT Launching Daily Anguilla Flights

Caribbean air carrier LIAT is relaunching its flight service to Anguilla, the company announced Monday. The daily flights from Antigua to Anguilla will resume Feb. 12, operated by Caribbean Helicopters (which operates a fleet of prop planes). The service will depart from Antigua at 10:30 AM and return from Anguilla at 11:35 AM on Tuesdays, […]

LIAT CEO Resigns

By Alexander Britell LIAT CEO David Evans has resigned. The British aviation executive’s resignation was accepted by the Board of Directors of LIAT on Wednesday, the company announced in a statement. “The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Evans for his service and wishes him every success in his future endeavours,” the company said. Evans had […]

Why LIAT Tickets Are About to Get Cheaper

Caribbean air carrier LIAT is completely removing fuel surcharges from all tickets, the company announced. The change will take effect March 1, 2016, according to Chief Executive Officer David Evans. The company’s top executive pointed to the fact that oil was trading at a 12-year low, ending a decade of high jet fuel costs, something […]