interCaribbean Airways, a regional airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands, has joined the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) as a new member, which comes in the context of its network and fleet expansion planned for 2023.
“As interCaribbean, at ALTA we seek to contribute to having a Caribbean that is increasingly and better connected. For this reason, we are very happy and proud to welcome interCaribbean, whose commitment to offering an essential service to millions of people is very strong,” said José Ricardo Botelho, Executive Director and CEO of ALTA.
“Especially in the Caribbean, with so many territories, air transport is essential, not only for tourism that generates more than 15% of the jobs and GDP of the countries, but also to provide humanitarian service, transport essential goods and provide the population the most efficient and safest means of transport. For the vast majority of Caribbean nations, aviation is the great gateway, and an essential means for the local population,” he added.
interCaribbean was founded in 1991 as InterIsland Airways by Lyndon Gardiner, its president, and has since been a pioneer in exploring and opening new routes in the region.
“With a network now spanning from Havana, Cuba in the west, Barbados to the East, Nassau, Bahamas to the North, and Guyana to the South, leaving a few islands yet to be connected, while working to increase frequency. interCaribbean is pleased to partner with long haul and regional airlines on an interline basis affording connectivity and onward travel with ease. These relationships exist with our regional competitors where we recognize we each have a network and the timing of all connections can often be convenient with onward travel with our competitors but interline partners. We partner with some of Europe’s major airlines and look forward to sharing additional partnerships in the coming months”, said Trevor Sadler, CEO.
According to data compiled by Aviacionline through Cirium, during January 2023 interCaribbean will offer 46,234 seats on 1,446 flights connecting 21 Caribbean cities, representing a 1.1% increase in the number of seats compared to the same month in 2022, and a 12.8% increase compared to January 2020, before the outbreak of the pandemic.
