Articles Tagged ‘Caribbean’
Frontier jets from Orlando to St Thomas
Frontier launched Orlando to St Thomas on 19 February; it now has four routes from the Florida airport to the Caribbean.
KLM brings first vaccines to Aruba
KLM transported nearly 12,000 vaccinations from Amsterdam to Aruba on 16 February on one of its daily scheduled flights.
Air Europa competes directly with Iberia on 80% of routes from Madrid
With such strong competition with Iberia – on 45 of 56 routes – the acquisition of Air Europa by IAG is all about dominance at Madrid.
Spirit restarts Fort Lauderdale to Cap-Haitien
Spirit recommenced Fort Lauderdale to Cap-Haitien on 3 December after an absence of six months. It is one of 13 destinations Spirit will serve in the Caribbean from the Florida airport this winter. this
Routes Reconnected: Guadeloupe to develop as top Caribbean destination
Guadeloupe is offering up to 90% discounts to fly to paradise, with the island also having the region’s highest GDP, helping with outbound demand too.
Southwest resumes Aruba – Baltimore; JetBlue has entry testing at island
Aruba makes access even easier as Southwest resumed service on 5 November while the Caribbean island becomes Jetblue’s first for entry testing.
Top-20 unserved routes: Eastern USA to the Caribbean
In the 12 months to August 2019, 25 million flew from the Eastern USA to the Caribbean, with six million million indirect. The top-20 unserved routes were mainly across San Juan, Punta Cana and Montego Bay; these saw almost 600,000 passengers. Could Cleveland – Montego Bay be a new route?
Copa or gold? Panama’s hub of the Americas
Copa Airlines operates its hub of the Americas in Panama. Within a seven-hour radius lies all key areas of North and South America. What are the numbers behind Copa’s five key traffic flows? How many waves does it have a day and when? And crucially, will it continue to remain steadfast to its core?
Americas-Caribbean S18 review: US has two-thirds of seats; Rio-São Paulo is busiest route
With peak season fast approaching, anna.aero decided to take a look around the world at the busiest country markets, airlines and routes for a typical week in S18. Nick Preston starts the worldwide review with a look at the Americas and Caribbean region, offering a comparison of this year’s schedules with S17.
Cuba lights a cigar to celebrate 18% annual growth; Sunwing #1 carrier
Due to the US economic embargo on Cuba which has lasted for nearly 50 years, there are no scheduled flights between the two nations. So which nation is the top country market?
Air Transat turns 25; shifts capacity with the seasons
Canada’s Air Transat has operated for quarter of a century, quietly growing its operation to become the ninth biggest airline across the North Atlantic this summer. But how has the carrier fared in the turbulent last decade? To what extent does it change its network depending on the season? And which two European countries account […]
New Caribbean Airlines services from Trinidad and Barbados to London Gatwick set to stimulate demand
The UK has strong historic links with many parts of the Caribbean, but which country markets have the biggest air travel demand from the UK? And which markets have grown fastest in the last decade? When did demand peak?