Tag: Cayman Airways

Losses covered on CAL’s Barbados route

Losses covered on CAL’s Barbados route

| 28/11/2023 | 85 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways’ deal with Barbados to launch the route to the eastern Caribbean island guarantees the airline’s costs, plus a small mark-up according to documents released under a Freedom of Information request. The route ran at just 24% occupancy in October and although November is expected to be better when the numbers are in, […]

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Local veteran pilot takes top role at CAL

Local veteran pilot takes top role at CAL

| 01/11/2023 | 16 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited has promoted Senior Boeing 737-8 Cayman Airways Captain Sean Bent as the airline’s chief pilot following a competitive selection process. Captain Bent starts his new role today, 1 November, which includes responsibility for both the mainline operations and Cayman Airways Express.

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CAL launches new weekly Barbados flight

CAL launches new weekly Barbados flight

| 18/10/2023 | 85 Comments

(CNS): The first flight of Cayman Airways’ new route took off Wednesday morning bound for Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados. The weekly scheduled service was launched after the national flag carrier received a request from Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. The details of the deal have not been made public, though it is understood that […]

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Jamaica switches to digital travel declaration

Jamaica switches to digital travel declaration

| 31/08/2023 | 14 Comments

(CNS): The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority has switched to an online paperless travel declaration system, and from Friday, it will be mandatory for all passengers travelling to the island, including Jamaican nationals, to use the Online Passenger Declaration Form instead of the paper C5 form. Cayman Airways urged passengers to go online before flying this […]

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US travellers on CAL get access to TSA’s fast lane

US travellers on CAL get access to TSA’s fast lane

| 29/08/2023 | 31 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways has been approved as a TSA PreCheck® participating airline by the United States Government’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This means that eligible international and domestic travellers will get through the security screening much faster at all the American airports where CAL currently flies, including Miami, Tampa, New York, Denver and Los Angeles.

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PPM challenges lack of transparency on Barbados route

PPM challenges lack of transparency on Barbados route

| 25/07/2023 | 75 Comments

(CNS): The opposition is calling on Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan to reveal details of the deal that led to Cayman Airways’ new Barbados route and an additional flight to Los Angeles. CNS asked the minister during the press conference announcing the new gateway held Monday what, if any, financial contribution Barbados was making towards this […]

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CAL adds Barbados to connect to region and Europe

CAL adds Barbados to connect to region and Europe

| 24/07/2023 | 148 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd is set to add two midweek flights from Grand Cayman to Barbados from 18 October. In what Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said was an unusual move for the government-owned airline, the goal is to expand connections across the Caribbean for both countries, as well as offer Barbados a connection to the […]

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CAL takes off for Panama, with Vegas in the works

CAL takes off for Panama, with Vegas in the works

| 28/06/2023 | 61 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd celebrated the relaunch of a direct flight to Panama on Monday, and the twice-weekly route is expected to bring in new travellers from Latin America as well as offer Cayman residents a new weekend getaway destination. But all eyes are now on the next route in the national flag carrier’s growing […]

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Travellers to Honduras must fill in new online forms

Travellers to Honduras must fill in new online forms

| 25/04/2023 | 10 Comments

(CNS): In order to prevent delays on flights to Honduras, Cayman Airways Limited is asking passengers travelling to La Ceiba to complete and submit the necessary travel documents required by the Honduran Government before arriving at the airport to check in. The Honduran Government recently made it mandatory for all passengers of all nationalities travelling […]

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CAL works on succession of Caymanian pilots

CAL works on succession of Caymanian pilots

| 13/03/2023 | 34 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) recently celebrated the career achievements of fourteen of its Caymanian pilots and is pressing home its succession plan for local flyers. While the national flag carrier has a significant percentage of local people in its workforce, it is also making sure its pilots are Caymanian too. CAL CEO Fabian Whorms […]

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CAL hopes to make return to Panama profitable

CAL hopes to make return to Panama profitable

| 13/02/2023 | 34 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways will be relaunching a twice weekly year-round service from Grand Cayman to Panama City in June, the airline has announced. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said the resumption of service is aimed at attracting new tourists to Cayman and transiting passengers and cargo. He said there was significant justification for relaunching the service […]

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