Caribbean Star To Trim Fleet And Cut Staff

Financial Gleaner, February 2, 2007 Caribbean Star Airlines Wednesday announced a series of cost-cutting measures including a reduction in staff under its merger with the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT.  The airline, owned by Texan billionaire, Sir Allen Stanford, said it …

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Caribbean Sun Airlines To Cease Operations

Caribbean Sun Airlines yesterday announced a two-phase shutdown of all flight operations. Phase one consists of the termination of all Caribbean Sun flights between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The last flight between those two cities will take off Jan. 16. Phase two consists of the termination of all remaining flight operations and the closure of the airline’s operational hub at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan. Caribbean Sun’s final day of flight operations is Jan. 31.

Caribbean Sun passengers holding confirmed tickets for travel between San Juan and Santo Domingo after Jan. 16 or tickets for travel to or from all other Caribbean Sun gateways after Jan. 31 will be re-accommodated on alternate service operated by Cape Air, Caribbean Airlines (formerly BWIA) or LIAT. In cases where alternate service cannot be arranged, passengers will receive full refunds.

Passengers are encouraged to call Caribbean Sun at 800-723-1111 for further details. Caribbean Star commenced merger talks with LIAT in October.

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Flights To Nevis – Free For A Lifetime!

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Caribbean Airlines Replace BeWee (BWIA)

A slimmed down new national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago has taken to the skies. Caribbean Airlines, replaced BWIA, which operated for 66 years, from January 1. The government, which held more than 97 percent of BWIA’s shares, approved a …

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PM Calls For Professional Service At St. Kitts Airport

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 14TH 2007 (CUOPM)
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas had a message for all service providers at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport.

“All of the investment of millions of dollars will be of little use to this country, if the service is not professional, if the service is discourteous, and if the service is not helpful and if the visitor experience, resulting from our service does not encourage him to return again and again and spend well needed tourist dollars with our restaurants, our taxi operators and craft vendors,” he said at the official opening of the new parking apron, new and extended taxi way, new fuel farm and resurfaced runway and existing parking apron.

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