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InterCaribbean Airways Flight into St. Kitts And…
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): With the growing demand for entry into St. Kitts and Nevis via InterCaribbean Airways (ICA), the St. Kitts Tourism Authority has once again negotiated a settlement with…
Canadian airline WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour…
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canada's second-largest airline WestJet and its pilots' union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike on Friday before a holiday weekend in the country. A…
interCaribbean Airways Adds Flights For The 25th…
interCaribbean Airways Adds Flights For The 25th Edition Of The St. Kitts Music Festival Basseterre, St. Kitts (19 May 2023) – St. Kitts continues to sustain a strong partnership with regional air…
Nigerian airline to get majority stake in LIAT
Source: Barbados Today West Africa’s largest airline is to take a majority stake in beleaguered regional air carrier LIAT under a plan by the Antigua and Barbuda government to launch a new carrier.…
US wants airlines to pay for hotels and meals when…
The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline's…
Nigeria’s Air Peace To Have Majority Stake…
The government of Antigua and Barbuda will partner with Air Peace to revive the Caribbean national carrier LIAT under a new name. Following an agreement between both parties, the privately owned…
Suriname reintroducing visa requirements for a…
Less than a year after Suriname abolished the visa requirements for all countries, the measure is being reintroduced for 21 countries. From May 1, the visa requirement will apply to 21 countries whose…
Antigua Airways virtually defunct says Prime…
Source: CH- Aviation Antigua Airways (Antigua) – a virtual carrier created to facilitate air traffic between the Caribbean and West Africa – is effectively defunct, with little appetite left for such…
US increases visa processing fees
The United States Department of State on Tuesday published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain non-immigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees for Caribbean and other visitors. The…
Cape Air Returns To Nevis
On February 15th, Nevis and Cape Air celebrated the launch of the leading regional airline service to Nevis by welcoming the inaugural Cape Air flight from St. Thomas to Nevis at a ceremony befitting…
Antigua clarifies position on severance and former…
Source: Loop Caribbean Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has issued a statement in an effort, once again, to explain and clarify the position of the Government of Antigua and…
LIAT former workers finally get resolution
Source: Barbados Today The long-running matter of the beleaguered former LIAT workers seeking their lawfully entitled severance from the airline had become a national and regional embarrassment. That…
St. Kitts Celebrates Caribbean Connectivity With…
Basseterre, St. Kitts – St. Kitts welcomes interCaribbean Airways’ service to and from Barbados. The new airlift options increase accessibility to St. Kitts more than ever before, opening the door to…
Dominica PM wants govts to invest in a regional…
Source: Loop Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Monday praised his Antigua and Barbuda counterpart, Gaston Browne, for his efforts in keeping the inter-regional airline, LIAT, in the skies,…
Addition of InterCaribbean Airways Services to St.…
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (SKNIS) – On Sunday, March 12, 2023, authorities in St. Kitts rolled out the red carpet as InterCaribbean Airways made its inaugural flight to the RLB International Airport.…