From February next year, the Barbados hub of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) will be restructured and aircraft and crew stationed here will operate from Trinidad where CAL is headquartered.
In addition, the regional carrier will shortly be ending its Tortola and Puerto Rico routes, which included a Barbados leg.
However, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill told the Saturday Sun they had not been told of any reduction in flights at this time.
“Simply, we have been advised of rescheduled and retimed flights into Barbados. However, we are monitoring the situation and if any reduction is likely, we will work with our existing regional carriers to fill any gaps,” he said.
He pointed out that Barbados had strategically improved its regional carriers post-COVID-19, which had already resulted in increased air seat capacity.
Two weeks ago, CAL announced that as part of its ongoing Network Optimisation Programme, it was discontinuing routes, effective January 10, 2026, on its Tortola, British Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico routes, which include its BBW 292 route to Trinidad, Barbados, Tortola and Puerto Rico, and BBW 293 Puerto Rico, Tortola, Barbados to Trinidad flight. The airline noted that this decision was made following comprehensive evaluations of route performance and resource deployment.
However, CAL gave the assurance that it would “continue to experience seamless connectivity across the Northern and Eastern Caribbean with a refined flight schedule”. (MB)
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