In mid-December, InterCaribbean Airways will begin flying from Antigua (ANU) to Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI), and to Providenciales (PLS) with two operations using Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft with a capacity for 50 passengers.
The flight to Bridgetown (BGI) will connect with its new route to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO). From Barbados, connections will be offered to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVD), St. Lucia (UVF), and Grenada (GND).
Service to Providenciales, Turks, and Caicos (PLS), offers connections to Havana, Cuba (HAV), Nassau, Bahamas (NAS), and Kingston, Jamaica (KIN).
The new flights will be inaugurated on December 17.
Flight itinerary:
Antigua – Barbados – Antigua
Flight JY797 ANU 14:30 – BGI 15:35 – twice-weekly flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Flight JY792 BGI 12:10 – ANU 13:15 – two weekly flights on Wednesday and Saturday.
Antigua – Providenciales – Antigua
Flight JY794 ANU 13:45 – PLS 14:45 – two weekly flights on Wednesday and Saturday.
Flight JY795 PLS 10:30 – ANU 13:30 – two weekly flights on Wednesday and Saturday.
On the other hand, the French West Indies airline, Air Antilles will increase its services to Antigua (ANU) during the northern winter season.
The new services include twice-weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays from Barbados (BGI) and St. Lucia (UVF) to Antigua (ANU). The flights will commence on December 17, 2021, as stipulated by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority.
Additionally, Air Antilles is also launching direct service between St. Maarten (SXM) and Antigua (ANU), with a connection from Guadeloupe (PTP).
“As travel demand returns, Antigua and Barbuda is now re-establishing itself as the heart of the Caribbean,” said Charles Fernandez, Antigua’s Minister of Tourism.
These new flights will provide a greater opportunity to connect with flights from Europe via St. Maarten (SXM), which currently offers a connection to Paris (CDG) with daily flights and Amsterdam (AMS) with three weekly frequencies.
“The addition of this service has been eagerly awaited as Antigua is a vital gateway to fulfill Air Antilles’ commitment to providing a key air bridge throughout the English-speaking Caribbean,” said Romain Hordel, Chief Commercial Officer of Air Antilles.
