Transport
Tourism ministry asks BA for more flights
(CNS): British Airways has now confirmed eight fortnightly repatriation flights over the next three months between London and Grand Cayman, but given the demand over the summer, especially for students coming home from school and college for the summer vacation, the Ministry of Tourism and Transport is asking the airline to schedule two more flights […]
End of the road for free George Town shuttle bus
(CNS): Government is putting the brakes on the free hop-on-hop-off shuttle bus service that has been running around George Town for the last six months. Officials said the pilot programme has now come to an end and the data gathered will be used to inform wider transportation plans in and around the capital. However, it […]
BA repatriation schedule still in the works
(CNS): Government officials have said that until the borders reopen and commercial flights begin operating once again, the only passenger flights approved to operate during this period are to facilitate repatriation travel. While government said it is continuing to work closely with British Airways to secure a consistent flight schedule to and from the UK, […]
Bryan plans to ‘transform’ public transport
(CNS): Kenneth Bryan, the new minister of tourism and transport, has committed to making the necessary legislative changes to transform public transport in the Cayman Islands. Following a visit last week to the Public Transport Unit office on Eastern Avenue, accompanied by Chief Officer Stran Bodden, who has retained his post in the ministry, Bryan […]
CAL confirms same schedule for June
(CNS): Cayman Airways officials have confirmed that the airline will continue its limited repatriation service throughout June to Kingston, La Ceiba and Miami and has added two extra flights this month to accommodate an increase in demand. One additional flight to Kingston, Jamaica, is now scheduled for next Thursday and one more Miami run on […]
Cayman Airways’ 3rd Max 8 arrives at ORIA
(CNS): The third Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft that Cayman Airways (CAL) leased before the ill-fated aircraft was grounded following two fatal crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 has arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA). CAL CEO Fabian Whorms confirmed that the airline had been able to take delivery of the aircraft after a […]
Max 8s ‘as safe as you can get’, says Whorms
(CNS): The president of Cayman Airways, Fabian Whorms, has issued a video message to persuade what may be reluctant customers that the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which will be returning to service within the next week, are “as safe as you can get”. The two CAL planes, which were grounded for almost two years […]
CAL ‘not ready’ for delayed Max 8 planes
(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd (CAL) CEO Fabian Whorms has said the airline is not ready to take delivery of the two additional Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, given the limited service it is currently running. With the short-term, and even medium-term, future of tourism uncertain, Whorms said CAL is in talks with Boeing over the […]
CAL issues invitation to see Max 8s take off
(CNS): The public is invited to drop by the Cayman Airways hangar on Owen Roberts Drive, Grand Cayman, anytime between 10am and 2pm this Saturday to walk through the national airline’s new Boeing 737-8 aircraft and watch them on training flights. The controversial plane has got the green light to return to the skies, nearly […]
Max 8 aircraft are safe, say local pilots
(CNS): The Cayman Airline Pilots Association (CAPA) has endorsed the return of Cayman Airway Ltd’s Boeing 737 Max 8 planes to the skies. The CAPA said the changes made during the time they have been grounded make it a very different aircraft. With the significant safety enhancements and scrutiny of this aircraft, they believe it […]
Airfield project better managed, claims CEO
(CNS): After pointing the finger at the consultants that were selected to design and manage the terminal phase of the airport project, which was over budget and over time, Cayman Islands Airport Authority CEO Albert Anderson has claimed that the now completed airfield side of the project has been much better managed. Nevertheless, the exterior […]
