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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 …

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 …

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 …

TUI Returns to Saint Lucia

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

British Airways Expanding Saint Lucia Flights

By Dana NilandCJ 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 …

Thomas Cook Launches New Barbados Flights

By Dana NilandCJ 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 …

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 …

St Kitts Airport Reopens After Hurricane Maria

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Robert L Bradshaw International Airport reopened on Wednesday after the passage of Hurricane Maria, according to tourism officials. The eye of Maria passed about 90 miles south of St Kitts on Tuesday; rapid …

Sandals Just Opened a Travel Store in London

By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor A Caribbean-based resort company is going beyond glossy brochures and flashy websites and taking its brands directly to some of its consumers, meeting them right where they “live.” Unique Vacations Ltd, U.K. representatives for Sandals, …

Norwegian Launches London-Puerto Rico Flights

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Norwegian Air Shuttle has officially launched its new service between London and Puerto Rico. The service is the first direct flight between Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom since 2012. Norwegian also offers direct service to …

This Airline is Discontinuing Its Caribbean Flights from London

Above: Gatwick Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines is discontinuing its service from London’s Gatwick airport, the company announced. The move came after what it called a “detailed review of its network.” The move means the “difficult decision …