Topic: Panama

Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) has added additional flights between Grand Cayman and Panama to meet strong customer demand for travel during the peak Easter season.

A Cayman Airways plane has been temporarily grounded after a routine post-flight inspection revealed damage to the aircraft’s right wing.

Tourism and airline officials from Cayman have been doing the rounds of trade shows and conferences in Latin America recently, in a concerted effort to bring a new market of visitors to the islands.

The first flight of Cayman Airways' relaunched route to Panama took to the air today, with several government ministers, dignitaries and airline personnel on board.

As Cayman Airways prepares to relaunch its Panama route in June, CEO and President Fabian Whorms has said the national carrier has its sights set on adding two more new routes to the airline's schedule.

Eight years after discontinuing the route, Cayman Airways will relaunch direct flights from Grand Cayman to Panama City from 26 June this year, in a bid to tap into the Latin American market.

Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has said government is "strongly considering" restarting a Panama route for national flag carrier Cayman Airways as an gateway option into South America.

After weeks of media fanfare, coinciding with the release of the Paradise Papers, and political horse trading behind the scenes, the EU has released a list of 17 countries it considers uncooperative in tax matters.