Topic: air travel

MPs voted in Finance Committee to give national carrier Cayman Airways an extra $13.3 million to “meet uncontrollable cost pressures and unexpected expenses.”

The move will help the struggling carrier stem losses but it will come at a wider economic cost to the Caribbean region.

Cayman is on track to record its strongest year ever for Canadian stayover tourism, defying a slowdown taking place in other markets.

For Cayman, whose strongest travel links are with the US, the prospect of a government shutdown in Washington carries immediate weight.

Government is discussing introducing new gateway routes through Texas and Ohio, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan says.

With the UK Public and Commercial Services union set to strike, the UK Home Office and Border Force are advising travellers planning to enter Britain on 1 Feb. 2023 to expect delays and longer wait times at border control.