Exclusive: BA to launch two new Caribbean routes [Ex-LGW]
 

Hopefully of interest to someone :)

British Airways is launching twice-weekly services from Gatwick to Montego Bay and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in its winter schedule.

From October 25, the airline is also increasing flights from Gatwick to St Lucia from three to five a week, Barbados, from nine to 10, and Port of Spain, Trinidad, from three to five.

Lead-in return fares will start from £634 to Montego Bay and £559 to Punta Cana, including taxes, fees and charges.

Lead-in return fares to St Lucia start from £553, Barbados from £553 and Port of Spain from £583.80.

“These new routes and increased frequencies underline our commitment to the Caribbean,” said head of sales Richard Tams.

“It’s a popular destination with our customers and it’s due to demand that we’re increasing the number of flights to the region.”

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday).

Very well done. MBJ is back and Dom Rep will be a truly new route. I wonder if, as before, MBJ will be via KIN.

Glad to have two new long hauls, but Dominican Republic .............. :(

And we already serve Kingston. MBJ is nothing new, we had that flight years ago and stopped it as the majority of pax went to KIN so why now :confused:

Oh well, my dream of FLL just died (where the crying smiley!!)

No MLE then - looks like the lack of bunks has proved right so will limit the options I am sure.

Loads to the Caribbean must be holding though as even in these straitened times there is little reward availability - not even 2 tickets to ANU in Nov in Club ;)

Yield is another matter obviously.....

NGBTS.

Are these additional to the New longhaul routes from LGW!! thread? :confused:

I think Premium traffic to the Caribbean has and probably will always be a cash cow.

2 flights last year premium incl WTP+ were chock full whilst economy hardly seated at all.

I think they are 'sure things'.

Any short haul LGW winter news?

Would it be terribly un-British to say: WOO HOO!!?(PUJ)

Dom Rep has a boatload of British tourists previously flying only charters from UK. FLL is only a short drive from MIA, shorter than MBJ to KIN. We in the Dom Rep have to drive a little farther to find BA. ;) I couldn't be more delighted. :D

Shouldn't that be row :D

I'm glad you're delighted and look forward to seeing you pass through LGW later this year. :)

Although I know MIA and FLL are only a short driving distance, the MIA is much busier a route than the KIN which is why I'm surprised we've got MBJ back (and let's not even remember how bad security is there - recent hijacking of Canadian airline). Oh well, I'm sure there's logic behind it somewhere, I just hope I'm wrong in thinking what that logic might be. :rolleyes:

You haven't seen my car ;)


We can oblige with that as well (though no hijacking) - last month we had a whole entrance to the airside zone completely unmanned requiring an AA pilot to insist on clearing the terminal (they apparently didn't want to).

PUJ via ANU

MBJ direct

Ohh our very own 5th freedom. Any idea what days of the week?

Any word on MLE Maldives route?

No sorry, think it seems unlikely now, at least from LGW :(