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British Airways Is Launching New Nonstop Flights to Trinidad

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The Caribbean Island of Grenada Has Spectacular Beaches, Hidden Coves, and Postcard-Worthy Sandbars

Maybe you know the waterfalls. Or the crater lake. Or the cacao farms. But if you don’t know the story of Grenada’s beaches, it’s time to come back and get a sandy education. Simply put, the island of Grenada has one of the best collection of beaches in the Caribbean, most of which are stunningly […]

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Virgin Atlantic Is Back in Saint Lucia

United Kingdom-based airline Virgin Atlantic is back in Saint Lucia. The carrier officially returned to the Eastern Caribbean island on Saturday, after a hiatus of one year, eight months and 25 days. It means all UK-based air carriers have resumed their operations to Saint Lucia, according to the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. That includes the […]

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Virgin Atlantic to Launch New Service to The Bahamas

The United Kingdom’s Virgin Atlantic is set to launch new service to The Bahamas. The new flights will operate between London Heathrow and Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport twice each week, with service kicking off on Nov. 20. Flights are already on sale, according to the carrier. It’s part of a broader Caribbean expansion for […]

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British Airways’ New Flights to Saint Lucia

British Airways has is flying from London Heathrow to Saint Lucia again. After a more than 30 year hiatus, the carrier has restarted flights from Heathrow to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. The new flights are operating weekly on Saturdays through at least Sept. 4.. Discussions are already ongoing to continue the flights beyond that […]

Virgin Atlantic to Launch New Service to The Bahamas

Travel company TUI has made its return to Saint Lucia. The travel giant has resumed weekly direct flights from London Gatwick to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. The flights will run through March 2021, according to Saint Lucia tourism officials. The first flight this week brought 182 passengers and crew to Saint Lucia. “We want […]

British Airways Switching Bermuda Flights to Heathrow

British Airways is switching its London-Bermuda flights from London Gatwick Airport to London Heathrow, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new London Heathrow-Bermuda service will launch on March 28, 2021, according to a joint statement from British Airways and Bermuda’s Ministry of Transport. The flights will operate a range of frequencies from four times weekly to […]

British Airways Relaunches Heathrow-Barbados Flights

British Airways just relaunched its service from London Heathrow to Barbados, completing the first Heathrow-Barbados flights in more than 15 years. The new service will operate daily, year-round, operated on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. “We were so excited to welcome the inaugural British Airways flight from Heathrow to Barbados,” said Cheryl Carter, Barbados Tourism Marketing […]

British Airways Is Adding More Saint Lucia Flights

United Kingdom carrier British Airways is expanding its direct flight service to the island of Saint Lucia, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company will be adding two extra weekly flights between London Gatwick and Hewanorra International Airport, with flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It will bring British Airways’ Saint Lucia service to a total of […]

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 will come into effect beginning June 8, 2020, according to a statement released by Virgin […]

Thomas Cook Launches New Barbados Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight from Gatwick Airport to Barbados launched this weekend. The weekly flight from Gatwick joins Thomas Cook’s existing three-times weekly flights to Barbados from Manchester. “We have a long and established relationship with Barbados and [Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc], and I am delighted that we can now offer […]

British Airways Expanding Saint Lucia Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor British Airways is adding two new weekly direct flights to Saint Lucia. Following high-level discussions with government and tourism officials, British Airways announced this week the introduction of the new weekly flights. “We are elated with this latest development and the good fortune it spells for our continued efforts at […]

Virgin Atlantic’s New Nonstop Flights to Barbados

By the Caribbean Journal staff Virgin Atlantic’s Caribbean expansion has continued with a new nonstop route from London Heathrow Airport. The inaugural service took off this week from Heathrow, bringing 260 passengers to Barbados. “We are thrilled to have a new direct flight route from London Heathrow to accommodate the increase in tourist arrivals to […]