BA Gatwick Long haul Summer 2023
Aug 13, 2022, 5:38 pm
#32
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Is Port of Spain a holiday destination? I was getting confused with the flights and holidays on the BA website. For Trinidad and Tobago it offered two airports, but all holidays tended to be on the Tobago flight destination..
Aug 13, 2022, 7:28 pm
#33
Join Date: Feb 2009
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It's definitely a route that needs a direct service. Punta Cana is the busiest airport in the Caribbean with nearly 8 million passengers per year. It's going back to non-stop in November 2022 and from what I understand will stay at 3 fpw until further notice.
Aug 13, 2022, 7:33 pm
#34
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Port of Spain is on the island of Trinidad. Tobago is on the island of Tobago. They are two separate islands. POS isn't a very touristy location, almost all the tourism is on Tobago but POS has quite a lot of VFR (visiting friends and relatives) and commercial traffic as there is quite a lot of petrochem industry on Trinidad.
Aug 13, 2022, 11:53 pm
#35
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This isn't correct. PUJ went non-stop about 4 or 5 years ago IIRC (BA 2204 / 2205) and these were year-round direct services. In 2019/20 it went to 4 flights per week in winter season. It only went via Antigua this summer due to a shortage of airframes. On the flight I was on there were only 30 pax who left in Antigua, and according to the cabin manager that was pretty typical.
It's definitely a route that needs a direct service. Punta Cana is the busiest airport in the Caribbean with nearly 8 million passengers per year. It's going back to non-stop in November 2022 and from what I understand will stay at 3 fpw until further notice.
It's definitely a route that needs a direct service. Punta Cana is the busiest airport in the Caribbean with nearly 8 million passengers per year. It's going back to non-stop in November 2022 and from what I understand will stay at 3 fpw until further notice.
Feb 6, 2023, 1:57 pm
#36
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Below is the current planned Summer BA 2023 Long haul Schedule from London Gatwick. Some frequencies may vary slightly during the course of the season.
Please let me know of any omissions or additions. There may also be some long haul charters planned.British Airways Gatwick Long Haul Summer 2023
New York Daily
Tampa Daily
Orlando Up to 13 weekly
Antigua 5 weekly
St Lucia Daily
Kingston 4 weekly
Cancun Daily
Doha Daily
Port of Spain 3 weekly
Mauritius 3 weekly
Punta Cana 3 weekly non-stop (was via stop in Summer 2022)
Aruba 2 weekly via Antigua
Georgetown 2 weekly via St Lucia
Grenada 3 weekly via St Lucia
Tobago 2 weekly via St Lucia
St Kitts 2 weekly via Antigua
Vancouver 6 weekly
Las Vegas 3 weekly
75 flights weekly
Please let me know of any omissions or additions. There may also be some long haul charters planned.British Airways Gatwick Long Haul Summer 2023
New York Daily
Tampa Daily
Orlando Up to 13 weekly
Antigua 5 weekly
St Lucia Daily
Kingston 4 weekly
Cancun Daily
Doha Daily
Port of Spain 3 weekly
Mauritius 3 weekly
Punta Cana 3 weekly non-stop (was via stop in Summer 2022)
Aruba 2 weekly via Antigua
Georgetown 2 weekly via St Lucia
Grenada 3 weekly via St Lucia
Tobago 2 weekly via St Lucia
St Kitts 2 weekly via Antigua
Vancouver 6 weekly
Las Vegas 3 weekly
75 flights weekly