The Caribbean aviation sector is hotter than ever: new flights, new routes and new-entry airways have turned what was a quiet, torpid sector right into a aggressive intra-regional market.
The Caribbean, which within the wake of LIAT’s demise was largely devoid of any notable competitors, has seen an increasing number of airways including intra-regional flights, from JetBlue to Frontier (which simply opened a crew base in San Juan and has been including routes across the area, most lately to Barbados).
That additionally features a regional standard-bearer: Caribbean Airways, which has itself been including a number of recent routes throughout the area.
The newest? A primary for the Trinidad-based service: nonstop service to Puerto Rico.
This week, Caribbean Airways inaugurated its first-ever flight between Trinidad and San Juan, a part of what the corporate referred to as a “strategic plan to boost connectivity throughout the Caribbean area.”
Flights are working 3 times per week, with service on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
“We’re excited to develop our route community to incorporate San Juan, Puerto Rico. This new route is a major step in our progress technique and underscores our dedication to enhancing regional connectivity,” mentioned Caribbean Airways CEO of Caribbean Airways. “Caribbean Airways performs an important position in connecting the Caribbean, and by the top of this 12 months, we are going to hyperlink the Spanish, French, Dutch and English-speaking Caribbean with one another, the North American Diaspora, and enterprise and leisure vacationers, as we Welcome them Residence, to discover our stunning area.”