Tickets are now on sale for Cayman Airways new route to Barbados, which launches 18 Oct. The airline also confirmed its second weekly flight to Los Angeles will launch on 8 Nov.
The launch of the direct route to Barbados was first announced in July.
Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has described the new route as as a “game changer” that will open up travel between Cayman and the eastern Caribbean. It would also help establish Cayman as a hub for travel between Barbados and North America, and Barbados as a hub for European travel for Cayman, he said.
Weekly flights will operate initially through 1 Nov., as follows, on Wednesdays:
- Flight KX800 departs Grand Cayman (GCM) at 7am and arrives in Barbados (BGI) at 11:25am
- Flight KX801 departs Barbados at 12:45pm and arrives on Grand Cayman at 3:25pm.
The Barbados schedule changes to twice-weekly (with an overnight in Barbados) after the commencement of the second LAX flight , as of 7 Nov., as follows:
- Tuesdays: Flight KX802 departs Grand Cayman at 5:10pm and arrives in Barbados at 9:35pm
- Wednesdays: Flight KX805 departs Barbados 11:45am and arrives on Grand Cayman at 2:25pm
- Thursdays: Flight KX802 departs Grand Cayman at 5:10pm and arrives in Barbados (BGI) at 9:35pm
- Fridays: Flight KX803 departs Barbados at 9:20am and arrives on Grand Cayman at 12pm
The additional Los Angeles (LAX) flight schedule will be as follows:
- Wednesdays: Flight KX480 departs Grand Cayman at 3:45pm and arrives in Los Angeles at 7pm (overnights)
- Thursdays: Flight KX481 departs Los Angeles at 8am and arrives on Grand Cayman at 4pm
To book tickets, visit www.caymanairways.com or call Cayman Airways Reservations on 949-2311.
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