Barbados is set to benefit from nine direct British Airways flights from London, Gatwick, increasing weekly capacity by one hundred and ninety four (194) seats commencing October 26th, 2008.

Northwest Airlines said it will begin daily nonstop service between its Detroit WorldGateway and Monterrey, Mexico on May 2.

Iberia declined to comment on Thursday regarding a report it was looking to bid for Spanair, while analysts warned of the dangers of an approach from the Spanish airline. Newspaper Cinco Dias said Iberia had hired Morgan Stanley to investigate a bid for Spanair which Scandinavian airline SAS has been looking to sell.

Delta Air Lines will start a new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Antigua and Barbuda, starting on June 12.

Effective January 27 to May 25, 2008, Palm Island will feature complimentary Sunday Flights on Grenadine Airways between St. Lucia and Union Island, streamlining travel time to Palm Island, an award-winning 135-acre private island, upscale Caribbean resort.

Barbados has a new winter service from Toronto, Sunwing Airlines, which made its inaugural flight to the island on Friday December 21, 2007. The flight is a product of greater efforts by the Barbados Tourism Authority’s Canadian office to capture a greater share of that target market.