DESTINATIONS CONNECTING ISLANDS | CARIBBEAN
A-z of INTER-ISLAND CARRIERS
Air Antilles: based in Guadeloupe with connections to the French overseas territories of St Barts, Saint Martin and Martinique.
airantilles.com Air Caraibes: as above plus Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
aircaraibes.com Air Adelphi: operates shared charters from Saint Lucia and Barbados to the Grenadine island of Mustique.
airadelphi.com Anguilla Air Services: direct flights between Antigua and Anguilla tying in with BA arrivals and departures.
anguillaairservices.com Aruba Airlines: connections to the neighbouring Dutch isles of Curaçao and Bonaire.
arubaairlines.com Bahamasair: national airline serving 12 domestic airports from Nassau plus Havana and Providenciales in Turks and Caicos.
bahamasair.com BMN SVG Airways: flights from Antigua to Barbuda and Montserrat.
bmnsvgairways.com Caribbean Airlines: the national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago serves 16 Caribbean airports.
caribbean-airlines.com Cayman Airways: domestic links to Little Cayman and Cayman Brac plus international flights to Kingston, Montego Bay and Havana.
caymanairways.com Divi Divi Air: Curaçao-headquartered airline flying to Aruba and Bonaire.
flydivi.com FlyMontserrat: 20-minute flights connecting Antigua and Montserrat.
flymontserrat.com InterCaribbean Airways: based in Providenciales, this leading carrier operates two Turks and Caicos routes plus flights serving 17 regional airports, including
connections from Barbados to St Kitts, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenada.
intercaribbean.com LIAT 20 – reborn low-cost Antiguan carrier with flights to 10 islands.
flyliat20.com Pineapple Air: Bahamas carrier connecting Nassau with three domestic airports.
pineappleair.com Silver Airways: US airline with flights to the Bahamas and a hub in San Juan, Puerto Rico, serving six islands.
silverairways.com St Barth Commuter: scheduled flights between St Barts and Saint Martin, Sint Maarten and Guadeloupe.
stbarthcommuter.com Sunrise Airways: Haiti-headquartered airline with connections from Antigua to St Kitts, Dominica and Saint Lucia.
sunriseairways.net SVG Air: Saint Vincent-based airline with a nine-island network including the gateways of Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada.
flysvgair.com Tradewind Aviation: premium carrier with useful connections from Antigua to Anguilla and St Barts. Also serves the British and US Virgin Islands and San Juan.
flytradewind.com Trans Anguilla Airways: connects Anguilla with St Barts, Antigua, Nevis, St Eustatius and St Kitts.
transanguilla.com Western Air: based in Grand Bahama with services to eight islands in the Bahamas.
westernairbahamas.com Winair: Dutch airline based in Sint Maarten with flights to Antigua, Dominica, St Kitts and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.
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3 Explain to customers that it’s not about the journey but what they will experience once there – an extra level of exclusivity
Nevis and the 25-minute crossing from Sint Maarten to Anguilla – the first requires a preliminary 20-minute road transfer from the airport. Makana Ferry Services, based in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, has connections to St Kitts, Saba and St Eustatius; FRS Express des Iles links Saint Lucia with Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe.
HOW CLIENTS BENEFIT Why pay more to fly to a second Caribbean island? “Because there’s an extra level of exclusivity,” says Caroline Beckett, product manager at Elegant Resorts. “Explain to customers that it’s not about the journey but what they will experience once there. In many cases this means a sense of having the place to yourself and doing activities you won’t normally find on other islands.” Beckett recommends sending clients to the
Grenadines via Barbados, which is “one of the smoothest connections”. They can fly on to Bequia in as little as 45 minutes, while links to Mustique, Canouan and Union Island, the gateway for Petit St Vincent, take a bit longer. “Layover times are generally two hours on the way out and three on the return.” The British Virgin Islands is another standout destination where it’s worth the extra air connection on account of its unspoilt beaches, dramatic rock formations and tales of pirates, with most hotels accessed by boat.
travelweekly.co.uk 20 MARCH 2025
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