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Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Caribbean Flights

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 …

Southwest Airlines’ New Jamaica Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montego Bay’s 2019 airlift boom has continued with the launch of a new nonstop Southwest Airlines route. The low-cost carrier has officially launched a new weekly route from St. Louis, MO to Montego Bay, Jamaica’s …

Southwest Airlines Resuming Cancun, Belize Routes

By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is set to resume several seasonal routes to the Caribbean for the upcoming winter season, the company announced. That will be highlighted by the return of daily flights between Austin and Cancun on …

Cancun Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Airport

By the Caribbean Journal staff The region’s fastest growing airport is in the heart of the Mexican Caribbean. Cancun International Airport added a whopping 30 new air routes in the 2018 calendar year, according to officials from the state of …

Southwest Begins New Flights to Mexico, Resumes Caribbean Routes

By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has begun new weekend service between Chicago-Midway and Los Cabos-Cabo San Lucas, the carrier announced this week. The new flights comes as Southwest has resumed a wave of flights to destinations in both …

Belize Is Getting New Flights from Sun Country Airlines

By the Caribbean Journal staff From WestJet to Southwest Airlines, Belize has seen a wave of new flight launches to the destination in the past several years. Now you can add another new route to the list. Sun Country Airlines …

Southwest Airlines Adds New Daily Flight to Havana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-expanding Southwest Airlines has added another daily flight to the Caribbean. The carrier has officially launched a third daily nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale and Havana, Cuba. Southwest now operates a total of three daily …

Southwest Airlines Traffic Rises Again

By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines reported another jump in traffic in July, according to the latest numbers from the carrier. The company reported a total of 12.195 billion revenue passenger miles last month, which represented a 2.2 percent …

Strong Traffic Growth for JetBlue

By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a very strong July for JetBlue last month, according to the latest numbers from the New York City-based air carrier. JetBlue reported 4.755 billion revenue passenger miles last month, a 6.2 percent increase …

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Delta Adding More Miami-Havana Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines is adding a second nonstop flight from Miami to Havana, the carrier announced. The new service to Cuba will run five times a week on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 16 seats in …

JetBlue Reports Big Traffic Increase

By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a very strong May for JetBlue Airways, according to the carrier’s latest traffic report. The New York City-based airline’s preliminary traffic results showed an 8.9 percent increase in traffic, on a capacity increase …

Southwest Resuming Seasonal Daily Caribbean Flights This Winter

By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is resuming its seasonal daily Caribbean flights for the upcoming tourist season, the carrier announced this week. The seasonal network will relaunch Nov. 4, 2018. That will include flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International …

Spirit Launches New Nonstop Flights to Cap-Haitien, Haiti

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has added another new route in the Caribbean to its quickly-growing regional portfolio. Spirit has officially launched new nonstop flights to Cap Haitien, Haiti out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The …

Southwest Airlines Launches New Daily Nonstop Aruba Flights

By Alexander Britell Southwest Airlines has added a major new route to one of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations. Southwest has officially launched its new daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Aruba, the newest addition to what has become a …

Southwest Airlines Adding More Puerto Rico Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is reporting that Southwest Airlines will continue to expand its presence on the island. The announcement came from the interim Executive Director of PRTC, Carlos Campos. Two routes to San …

JetBlue Launching New Flights to Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue is adding a pair of major new nonstop routes to the Caribbean this year. The fast-expanding carrier has announced the planned launch of new service from Fort Lauderdale to Santiago, Dominican Republic and Grand …

Copa Launches Denver-Panama Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to fly to the heart of the Caribbean Basin. Copa Airlines has announced the launch of new service between Denver, Colorado and Panama City. The new nonstop flights connect Denver to …

Southwest Airlines Continues Caribbean Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fresh off new flight launches from Fort Lauderdale to both Punta Cana and Providenciales, fast-expanding Southwest Airlines has announced even more new routes and expanded services to the Caribbean. Southwest Airlines is adding a new …