Pink sand runs uninterrupted for miles along Barbuda’s southwest coast. The shoreline is flat and wide. Low vegetation stretches inland. There are no high-rise resorts and no dense hotel clusters. Now Nobu is moving deeper into that landscape, several years after opening the beachfront Nobu eatery and club on the island. Nobu Hospitality has announced […]
After months of decline, American Airlines saw a strong uptick in Latin America and Caribbean traffic in July, according to the carrier’s latest numbers. American Airlines Group reported 2.952 billion revenue passenger miles in Latin America and the Caribbean last month, up 3.9 percent from July 2016. Available seat miles totaled 3.48 billion in July, […]
After months of decline, American Airlines Group is beginning to show signs of growth in Latin America in the Caribbean, according to the company’s latest traffic data. American Airlines reported 2.587 billion revenue passenger miles in June, a 1.4 percent increase compared to the same month in 2016. Available seat miles in the region grew […]
Southwest Airlines continued its solid 2017 with 4.6 percent jump in passengers carried in June, according to the latest numbers from the company. Southwest reported a total of 11.62 million passengers last month, up from 11.1 million in June 2016, while revenue passenger miles grew by 3.7 percent to 11.91 billion, up from 11.49 billion […]
Southwest Airlines will be filing an application with the US Department of Transportation to offer new daily flights to Cancun, the company announced. The daily flights will operate year-round between Los Angeles and Cancun. “We’re ready to go and if we get the authority by the end of June, we’ll immediately begin selling the flights […]
Southwest Airlines has launched booking for its new Los Angeles-Costa Rica flights. The flights, which will operate between LAX and Liberia/Guanacaste, will begin April 12. The company said it was offering the flights for as low as $149 one way. The flights will operate daily from Los Angeles, with the first northbound flight departing daily […]
Southwest Airlines traffic saw continued growth in April, according to the company’s latest data release. The company flew 10.4 billion revenue passenger miles in April, a 4.7 percent increase compared to April 2015, when the carrier flew 9.9 billion revenue passenger miles. Available seat miles jumped by 4.3 percent to 12.4 billion in April, with […]
The carrier shows growth By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Southwest Airlines reported passenger increases in its fourth quarter and total year preliminary traffic statistics. The airline flew 10 billion revenue passenger miles in December 2015, an increase of 8.6 percent from the 9.2 billion RPMS flown in December 2014. Available seat miles increased 8.3 percent […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is continuing its Caribbean expansion out of its hub at Houston’s Hobby Airport. The carrier launched service between Houston and Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday. The Houston-Montego Bay flight departs at 10:35 AM, returning around 6:15 PM from Jamaica. The daily nonstop flights are the latest Caribbean destinations for […]
Above: a Southwest Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines reported a profit in the third quarter, the air carrier announced this week. Third quarter net income, excluding special items, was $382 million, the company said, up from $241 million in the third quarter of 2013, or a 61.8 percent increase. “We are […]
Above: a Southwest Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has launched service to Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. The carrier this week began weekly Saturday service between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Los Cabos International Airport. Last week, Southwest launched service to its 95th city, Puerto Vallarta, with […]
Above: the JW Marriott in Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has launched new service from Milwaukee to Cancun, the carrier announced. The new service officially began on Saturday with a flight from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport to Cancun. “Today’s flight wouldn’t be possible without the roots laid down by AirTran Airways,” […]
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