The Caribbean’s newest airline, REDjet has announced plans to begin selling tickets from Wednesday.
In a statement, the airline said “our first flights will launch from the 8th May and will feature frequent trips to our first destinations, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad”.
“We know that so many you have all been eagerly awaiting our launch and the feedback has been massive. We promised not to disappoint and not only are we launching with fares from US$9.99 one-way excluding Government Taxes and Charges, but we are also launching 250 000 seats for US$49.99 or under,” the airline said.
It insists that its fares will be a revolution since it aims “to lower fares even further and open more routes across the region”.
Earlier this year, REDjet told prospective customers it was ready to fly but pointed to the Barbados government for the delay in commencement of its operations.
REDjet was founded in 2006 when chief executive officer Ian Burns, working in the region at the time, was amazed by the cost of flights within the region and on routes to the United States and Latin America.
Working with his son Robbie, the father and son team built REDjet in conjunction with investors to develop the first Caribbean Low Fares Airline and bring the substantial economic and social benefits of low-cost travel.
REDjet is a privately owned airline with a mixture of international and local backers who share a common vision of lower fares to make travel affordable in the Caribbean. (CMC)
