Barbados: Delta Airways is all set to return to Barbados for the upcoming 2024/2025 winter season after the absence of seven years. Efficient on November 23, 2024, the service will probably be given with continuous and each day flights from Atlanta and can mark a rise of 25,000 airlift seats.
On prime of that, Delta Airlines may also present service from John F Kennedy Worldwide Airport, New York to Grantley Adams Worldwide Airport, Barbados each Saturday. The service will begin on December 21, 2024.
The announcement of the resumption of the flights was made by the Minister of Tourism of Barbados- Ian Gooding- Edghill throughout his report on the nation’s efficiency on the parliament. He mentioned that the tourism sector of the nation is on the appropriate trajectory and the resumption of the flights will additional improve the airlift.
Together with that, extra flights from American Airways, JetBlue, and Air Canada may also be supplied to Barbados for the winter season. The flights will improve the variety of seats by 65,000, marking the enhancement of the sector.
For the 2024/2025 winter season, American Airlines can be set to return to a each day continuous service from New York beginning November 5, 2024. The airline will fly between New York to Barbados each day, whereas the Saturday service from Philadelphia, beginning November 9, 2024.
Within the tourism report, Minister Edghill outlined the potential of Barbados within the Canadian market and mentioned that Air Canada reported a major surge in passenger masses to the nation out of Toronto and Montreal. There was a 44% improve in passengers as in comparison with the earlier yr.
Apart from this, British Airways additionally introduced the enlargement of the service to Barbados with its new plane, that includes the biggest enterprise class for the summer time. Virgin Atlantic Airways may also present service to the nation with its 25 flights per week.
Aer Lingus additionally introduced the enlargement of the service to Barbados till Could 2024. For the UK market, round 243,857 guests journey to Barbados in 2023, marking a 110% hike after the COVID pandemic.
From the Caribbean market, round 332,358 passengers arrived in Barbados, representing 68 % of the numbers seen throughout the pre COVID interval.
Speaking concerning the cruise season, the Minister of Tourism highlighted that the cruise passenger arrivals exceeded final yr’s quantity which stood at 826,337. For the 2023/2024 cruise season, Barbados is predicted to welcome 338 calls because it was 373 final yr.
The Tourism Minister expressed pleasure and mentioned that Barbados has positioned itself as one of many superb locations for the arrivals.
