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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

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You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

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JetBlue Traffic Continues to Improve

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JetBlue Airways is seeing continued strong growth in traffic, according to the New York City-based carrier’s latest monthly report. JetBlue saw 4.26 billion revenue passenger miles in July, a 6.6 percent increase over the same month in 2015. That came on a capacity increase of 5.5 percent with 4.85 billion available seat miles. The carrier […]

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JetBlue’s Traffic Keeps Growing Fast

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JetBlue Airways, the fastest-growing carrier in the Caribbean region, is continuing to show strong traffic growth. The New York City-based airline’s recent data showed 3.953 billion revenue passenger miles in June, an 11.6 percent increase from June 2015, on a capacity increase of 10.5 percent. Load factor in June was 86.2 percent, a 0.9-percentage-point increase […]

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Latin America, Caribbean Traffic Slide Continues for American Airlines

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American Airlines Group continues to report declining traffic in the Latin America and Caribbean region, according to the company’s latest numbers. The carrier reported 2.551 billion revenue passenger miles in June, down 3.1 percent from 2.632 billion in June 2015. The carrier also saw a 5.2 percent decline in available seat miles to the region, […]


JetBlue’s Traffic Keeps Growing Fast

Canadian air carrier WestJet released its June 2016 traffic numbers today, reporting a 12.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles compared to the same period in 2015. The airline also announced a record load factor of 80.4 percent – a 3.5 percent increase year over year – and a 7.5 percent increase in available seat […]

JetBlue Traffic Surged in May

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue, the Caribbean’s fastest-growing airline, saw a surge in overall traffic in its network last month. The carrier reported 3.84 billion revenue passenger miles, a 10.7 percent increase compared to May 2015. That was accompanied by a capacity increase of 12.1 percent. Load factor fell, however, to 84.6 percent, a […]

WestJet Traffic Keeps Surging

Canadian air carrier WestJet is continuing to see its traffic surge, according to the company’s latest traffic results. The company reported 1.931 billion revenue passenger miles in May 2016, up 14.4 percent compared to the same period in 2015. That was joined by an 8.4 percent increase in available seat miles, with 2.371 billion compared […]

JetBlue Traffic Surges in Latest Report

JetBlue is growing fast. The New York City-based airline that is the fastest-growing major airline in the Caribbean saw an 8.6 percent increase in revenue passenger miles last month, with 3.76 billion overall. That came as the carrier’s load factor declined by 1.6 percentage points to 84.1 percent in April. The carrier reported a preliminary […]

Southwest Airlines Traffic Keeps Growing

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 […]

JetBlue Traffic Keeps Rising

The Caribbean’s fastest-growing carrier is seeing continued strong traffic growth. New York-based JetBlue, which has been rapidly expanding in the Caribbean, saw a 12.1 percent increase in revenue passenger miles in March, with 3.965 billion, according to its latest report. The carrier also saw a 12.5 percent increase in available seat miles, with 4.57 billion. […]

WestJet Traffic Keeps Growing

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian air carrier WestJet continues to show strong growth. The company reported 1.93 billion revenue passenger miles in April, a 5.5 percent increase over April 2015. That was accompanied by a 0.4 percent increase in load factor to 80.6 percent. For the year, revenue passenger miles are up 7.1 percent […]

American Airlines Sees Slight Increase in Caribbean Traffic

By the Caribbean Journal Staff After months of decline, American Airlines reported a slight increase in traffic to Latin America and the Caribbean last month. The carrier reported 2.7 billion revenue passenger miles to Latin America and the Caribbean last month, a 1 percent increase over March 2015. That came after a months of continued […]