Antigua & Barbuda

Active Stories

CAL contraction

Money & Movement: Caribbean Airlines pulls back — and the regional map redraws

From June 1, CAL exits Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle-Suriname run. LIAT and others are moving to fill the gap.

Africa Caribbean Corridor

Air Peace opens Lagos-Barbados nonstop as WHO holds Ebola PHEIC

*A new direct West Africa-Caribbean corridor lands at the same moment the WHO maintains a Public Health Emergency over Ebola in Central Africa. The two facts now sit together in regional discussion.*

Retirement corridors

May 24

Air access just changed for two retirement-corridor destinations. Recalculate.

Dominica and St Kitts were both in retirement-corridor consideration for diaspora retirees seeking low-cost, lower-traffic Caribbean settings. The CAL route cuts change the access math.

Cruise Consolidation

May 23

Caribbean cruise routes are being cut. Smaller ports lose first.

Fuel volatility is forcing operators into shorter, higher-yield itineraries. The secondary ports are the ones at risk.