chasesfish, what on Earth are you talking about?? The majority of Caribbean islands would be loss making destinations if run the way most other flights are done to "real" places. Except for the larger islands there is generally little "O" in O/D passengers and most Us airlines only choose to serve the average Caribbean destination only if they receive one of three (or all three) of the following: Straight cash sudsidy from the government involved, Guarantees of bookings from either national tourism associations or travel agents, or binding business from cruise lines. If these things are not in place an airline will choose NOT to serve the island in general. Any taxes you refer to are generally instituted by the local governments to soak the actual tourists in order to claw back some of the money they put out to get the airline to continue to service their island.