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CAL’s Max 8s cleared for take-off

CAL’s Max 8s cleared for take-off

| 28/01/2021 | 85 Comments

(CNS): The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) has cleared the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for take-off following clearance by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the end of last year and approval this week by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). As […]

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UK confirms closure of travel corridors

UK confirms closure of travel corridors

| 15/01/2021 | 43 Comments

(CNS): The UK government has now formally announced that from Monday, 18 January, its travel corridors with other countries and territories will be suspended until 15 February at the earliest. This includes the link between London and Grand Cayman, one of 64 countries or territories on the UK’s travel corridor list. Travellers from these jurisdictions […]

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Stops added as shuttle bus use grows

Stops added as shuttle bus use grows

| 13/01/2021 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Officials from the ministry responsible for roads and infrastructure have said that the free hop-on-hop-off shuttle service launched in November is gaining in popularity and so the routes have been extended to include more key locations, including major supermarkets. Minister Joey Hew said the service designed to cut traffic congestion was now gaining traction.

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CAL adds Cuba and Barbados flights

CAL adds Cuba and Barbados flights

| 17/12/2020 | 16 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) has added two repatriation flights to Cuba and two charter flights to Barbados. The first Havana flight is on Saturday, 19 December, followed by one on 9 January. Both flights will depart Grand Cayman at 1:25pm on the respective Saturday and return the same day, leaving Havana at 4pm. The […]

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Free bus hits the road in George Town

Free bus hits the road in George Town

| 26/11/2020 | 41 Comments

(CNS): Government is launching a free hop-on-hop-off shuttle bus service, which will hit the roads of George Town on Monday. The new service, described as an effort to reduce traffic in the capital and cut carbon emissions, will run daily on a continuous loop from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. The aim is to […]

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Hew: No plan to ban petrol cars

Hew: No plan to ban petrol cars

| 24/11/2020 | 106 Comments

(CNS): The minister responsible for energy and infrastructure has said the current administration has no plans or even a long-term target date for when Cayman might ban the importation of petrol powered vehicles. Joey Hew said it was “too early to go down that road”, depending instead on duty cuts to persuade people to switch, […]

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FAA’s clearance doesn’t release CAL’s Max 8s

FAA’s clearance doesn’t release CAL’s Max 8s

| 18/11/2020 | 32 Comments

(CNS) UPDATED with CAACI statement: News on Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States had given the green light for Boeing’s troubled 737 Max aircraft to resume passenger flights is only the first step in a long road to the planes returning to service. Cayman Airways officials welcomed the recertification but said […]

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Six BA air-bridge links set for next two months

Six BA air-bridge links set for next two months

| 18/11/2020 | 116 Comments

(CNS): Officials have confirmed that there will be just six British Airways flights in December and January, as the air-bridge between London and Grand Cayman will not be operating after the 15 December flight until 5 January. Since last week there has been a surge in public complaints and concerns about ‘ghost flights’ and confusion […]

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Airport to cost well over minister’s $100M claim

Airport to cost well over minister’s $100M claim

| 09/11/2020 | 87 Comments

(CNS): Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell told Finance Committee last month that the total cost for the terminal and airfield work at the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) would be $100 million. But a press release from the Cayman Islands Airport Authority (CIAA) has revealed that the minister is off by well over $17 milllion. Airport […]

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BA flight threatened by UK lockdown

BA flight threatened by UK lockdown

| 02/11/2020 | 69 Comments

(CNS): Government officials are warning that, as England heads into another full lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes a restriction on leisure travel, the British Airways link between Grand Cayman and London could be stalled. The Cayman Islands Government Office in the UK is now in discussions with the Foreign, Commonwealth […]

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Owen Roberts Airport project tops $100M

Owen Roberts Airport project tops $100M

| 28/10/2020 | 133 Comments

(CNS): What started as a $51 million upgrade to the terminal at Owen Roberts International Airport in 2014 is now a major project, running at more than $100 million, Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell told Finance Committee on Monday. And outlining the need for a bridging loan from the tourism ministry, Albert Anderson, the Chief Executive […]

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