Grenada is hoping the December 1 introduction of REDjet flights will help stem a significant falloff in Caribbean visitors. Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Peter David said the country has lost in the region of 20 000 visitors over the past years, though he did not specify the exact period.

Officials from the St. Maarten Island Government and LIAT, THE Caribbean Airline met on Friday 30th September and agreed on a plan of action to promote St. Maarten’s role as a major eastern Caribbean shopping destination.

The region's Transport Ministers are in talks regarding connectivity and integration in air travel across the Caribbean. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, said he has had discussions with the Ministers of Transport for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago and further talks will be held next month.

Vision Airlines is celebrating its new service to Grand Bahama Island with low fares that start at $1 per person out of Fort Lauderdale and $29 from Louisville, Ky.; Richmond, Va.; Raleigh/Durham, N.C.; and Baltimore/Washington. Taxes and fees are extra.

Aeromexico has begun using a mixture of biofuel and fossil jet fuel on flights to Costa Rica this week. It is flying Next Generation Boeing 737s on these “green” flights, or “vuelos verdes.”

British Airways has introduced new services to Antigua and Barbuda while cutting some of their other services to the Caribbean. They blame the expensive air passenger duty for these cutbacks and this is the only place which has gained more flights, in the new flight schedule.