Tradewind Aviation will launch scheduled roundtrip service in October between St. Thomas and St. Barts. The airline also will increase flights from San Juan to St. Barts to five roundtrips a day, up from four.

The USVI Department of Tourism is pleased to announce that JetBlue Airways, the popular value air carrier, will begin serving the Territory for the first time later this year. At a press conference in San Juan last week, JetBlue outlined plans to open three new routes to the Territory that will provide an increase in regional and stateside airlift just in time for winter season.

Vision Airlines will reconnect Grand Bahama Island with direct air service to at least five (5) US cities beginning in November, the Grand Bahama Tourist Office announced today. Beginning November 11, 2011, Vision Airlines will provide nonstop jet service to Grand Bahama Island from a number of US cities.

Copa Airlines said that it will add new three new destinations in December -- Chicago (O’Hare); Cucuta, Colombia; and Asuncion, Paraguay -- bringing the airline’s total of new destinations in 2011 to seven.

Mazatlan, Mexico, officially welcomed American Eagle’s once daily service between the Pacific Coast city and the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on Thursday, June 9. Opening the door to more than 250 destinations around the world, the new Dallas flight represents a boost of more than $180 million in revenue to Mazatlan’s tourism sector.

Starting in July, Sansa Airlines will offer regular flights from San José to Limón as part of a plan to increase the flow of tourists into the Caribbean province, according to a press release issued by the Presidency Ministry. Sansa plans to offer at least four flights a week. The price of tickets will range from $60 to $150.