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Caribbean Airlines (CAL), the region’s largest carrier, will suspend two recently opened routes and suspend its Barbados base of operations early next year, dealing a blow to regional connectivity. Effective January 10, the airline will suspend its routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Tortola, British Virgin Islands. CAL will also suspend its base operations at Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport in February 2026. Flights originating out of Barbados will be rescheduled and retimed to operate out of Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport instead. As a result, all crews based in Barbados will be required to operate flights out of the Port of Spain hub.
In an internal memo to staff, seen by Guardian Media, the company said the move was part of an “ongoing network optimization program, which involves continuous evaluation of routes to ensure the sustainability and efficiency of operations across its network.”
This is the fourth route CAL’s management has either cut or suspended since the installation of a new board headed by chairman Reyna Kowlessar. On November 2, the airline discontinued services connecting Jamaica (Kingston and Montego Bay) with Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Like the Jamaica-Florida routes, sources tell Guardian Media the Puerto Rico and BVI routes have suffered from poor load factors.
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