Frictionless Flying: More Ways to Touch Down Getting to paradise has never been more straightforward. Airlines have significantly boosted their schedules to match the heavy summer demand for tropical sunshine: From New York (JFK): JetBlue has doubled down for the peak season, running double daily flights straight through July and August. You can have breakfast in Manhattan and be swimming at Carlisle Bay by mid-afternoon. From the US South & East Coast: American Airlines’ core daily trunk routes out of Miami (MIA), Charlotte (CLT), and Philadelphia (PHL) are fully locked in and operating at peak capacity. From the UK: British Airways and Virgin Atlantic continue their seamless daily connections out of London, ensuring a smooth hop across the Atlantic. Crop Over 2026 is Officially Live! Barbados’ legendary Crop Over Festival—a 200-year-old celebration honoring the end of the sugar cane harvest—has officially opened for the season. Running through the first wee...
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — While regional airlift across the wider Caribbean undergoes a period of commercial network shifts, Barbados is aggressively scaling up its physical infrastructure on the ground. Starting this month, travelers and aviation watchers will see major physical developments at Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) . The Ministry of Tourism and International Transport has officially greenlit expansion works on the airport’s commercial parking apron to resolve peak-traffic congestion and prepare for a historic influx of long-haul winter flights. Expanding the Apron: From 23 to 26 Gates The primary bottleneck at BGI has long been visible on busy winter weekends: an extraordinary volume of large-frame commercial jets competing for a limited footprint on the tarmac. To address this, construction crews are moving in to cut rock and lay heavy-duty concrete, adding three new dedicated aircraft parking positions . This expansion will scale BGI’s operational ca...