caribny wrote:

caribbean484 wrote:

baje427 wrote:

Perhaps a move to protect what's left of PY?

Either way the way their CAA guy talks is ridiculous and TTCAA should restrict PY from operating into POS until there they have their act together.

Brickell305 wrote:

Per ThePointsGuy, B6 is making quite a few cuts that affect the Caribbean (and Bermuda) as some of the routes they added during the pandemic (some routes are from pre-pandemic) have not panned out:

JFK-BDA
EWR-ANU
EWR-BGI
EWR-PAP
EWR-STT
PHL-SJU
RDU-SJU

I also wonder if the EWR cuts are terminal construction related.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/jetblue-b ... oute-cuts/

I believe that the airlines are seeing normal behavior from pax as people are CARES act and other benefits are ending and flights/networks are coming back to normal operations. A lot of people last year were tired of staying home, had a lot in savings and decided to go on vacation. Add to that a lot of people were working from home so there were many flexibilities with working from a vacation spot. With many of those coming to an end the normal behavior is slowly returning. As a result a lots of the flights that were added are going to be reposition or cut to normal hubs.

It is surprising that B6 is cutting these routes like EWR-BGI/PAP, even BDA I though was going to be a good A220 route.

The notion that PBM is complaining about BW is a joke, given that it was BW which had to temporarily bail out stranded PY passengers when they lost their planes.

This is a bold faced attempt to protect PY and it isnt going to work because T&T will retaliate. PBM actually needs BW more than POS needs PY.

caribbean484 wrote:

caribny wrote:

caribbean484 wrote:

Either way the way their CAA guy talks is ridiculous and TTCAA should restrict PY from operating into POS until there they have their act together.



I believe that the airlines are seeing normal behavior from pax as people are CARES act and other benefits are ending and flights/networks are coming back to normal operations. A lot of people last year were tired of staying home, had a lot in savings and decided to go on vacation. Add to that a lot of people were working from home so there were many flexibilities with working from a vacation spot. With many of those coming to an end the normal behavior is slowly returning. As a result a lots of the flights that were added are going to be reposition or cut to normal hubs.

It is surprising that B6 is cutting these routes like EWR-BGI/PAP, even BDA I though was going to be a good A220 route.

The notion that PBM is complaining about BW is a joke, given that it was BW which had to temporarily bail out stranded PY passengers when they lost their planes.

This is a bold faced attempt to protect PY and it isnt going to work because T&T will retaliate. PBM actually needs BW more than POS needs PY.

I could not even believe the asinine nonsense I read from that official, because BW did operate a couple of repatriation flights to PBM during the pandemic. They even helped out PY in June last year to GEO-MIA when the airline has its 73Gs repossessed. He knows in the current state that PY cannot compete with BW into/out PBM to POS and beyond. There are people saying they would prefer to fly AA MIA-POS out of PBM.
BW must complain and the TTCAA must revoke PY from operating into POS.

GUYAIR707 wrote:

caribbean484 wrote:

caribny wrote:

The notion that PBM is complaining about BW is a joke, given that it was BW which had to temporarily bail out stranded PY passengers when they lost their planes.

This is a bold faced attempt to protect PY and it isnt going to work because T&T will retaliate. PBM actually needs BW more than POS needs PY.

I could not even believe the asinine nonsense I read from that official, because BW did operate a couple of repatriation flights to PBM during the pandemic. They even helped out PY in June last year to GEO-MIA when the airline has its 73Gs repossessed. He knows in the current state that PY cannot compete with BW into/out PBM to POS and beyond. There are people saying they would prefer to fly AA MIA-POS out of PBM.
BW must complain and the TTCAA must revoke PY from operating into POS.

Seems to be against the spirit of caricom. Suriname CAA is incorrect to do this. Travelled there pre covid and their ports are not friendly. Once past that their people are great.

INFINITI329 wrote:

ButterBawse wrote:

maverick4002 wrote:

Three more, I would think they would would be named JAM, SXM and TTO? I feel I read somewhere the TT designations are already held by some other aircraft

SXM would not be used as a previous 737-800 used this reg.

What's stopping them from reusing it? The aircraft has left the TTCAA registry

caribbean484 wrote:

ButterBawse wrote:

maverick4002 wrote:

Three more, I would think they would would be named JAM, SXM and TTO? I feel I read somewhere the TT designations are already held by some other aircraft

SXM would not be used as a previous 737-800 used this reg.

JAM Already exists, so maybe STL(St Lucia), STV(St VIncent), STM(St Marteen), TRI, TOB, DOM, CUR, ARU.

ButterBawse wrote:

INFINITI329 wrote:

ButterBawse wrote:

SXM would not be used as a previous 737-800 used this reg.

What's stopping them from reusing it? The aircraft has left the TTCAA registry

its going to be a mess in the maintenance software. Same reason they didn't reuse GND but instead opted for GRN

baje427 wrote:

The BGI-EWR cut isn't surprising and UA joining the route was probably the nail in the coffin . I wouldn't be surprised if UA doesnt return to BGI come next winter as the loads have apparently been abysmal.

windian425 wrote:

baje427 wrote:

The BGI-EWR cut isn't surprising and UA joining the route was probably the nail in the coffin . I wouldn't be surprised if UA doesnt return to BGI come next winter as the loads have apparently been abysmal.

With B6 dropping this route I won't be surprised if UA picks it up and are more successful.

Brickell305 wrote:

windian425 wrote:

baje427 wrote:

The BGI-EWR cut isn't surprising and UA joining the route was probably the nail in the coffin . I wouldn't be surprised if UA doesnt return to BGI come next winter as the loads have apparently been abysmal.

With B6 dropping this route I won't be surprised if UA picks it up and are more successful.

Didn’t UA already restart EWR-BGI?

On another note, I always found those EWR island routes on B6 a hit strange. UA dropped EWR-ANU (temporarily) even prior to B6 announcing. This despite having served ANU for years. Then B6 announced service with more frequency than UA had on the route despite not having as big an FF base or hub at EWR.

caribny wrote:

GUYAIR707 wrote:

caribbean484 wrote:

I could not even believe the asinine nonsense I read from that official, because BW did operate a couple of repatriation flights to PBM during the pandemic. They even helped out PY in June last year to GEO-MIA when the airline has its 73Gs repossessed. He knows in the current state that PY cannot compete with BW into/out PBM to POS and beyond. There are people saying they would prefer to fly AA MIA-POS out of PBM.
BW must complain and the TTCAA must revoke PY from operating into POS.

Seems to be against the spirit of caricom. Suriname CAA is incorrect to do this. Travelled there pre covid and their ports are not friendly. Once past that their people are great.

Are they like Guyanese or very different?

caribbean484 wrote:

Brickell305 wrote:

windian425 wrote:

With B6 dropping this route I won't be surprised if UA picks it up and are more successful.

Didn’t UA already restart EWR-BGI?

On another note, I always found those EWR island routes on B6 a hit strange. UA dropped EWR-ANU (temporarily) even prior to B6 announcing. This despite having served ANU for years. Then B6 announced service with more frequency than UA had on the route despite not having as big an FF base or hub at EWR.

I initially thought they were looking to service routes that UA weren't on to the Caribbean or have a strong presence out of JFK and duplicating in EWR. I guess they are finding out it is harder to compete on international routes out of EWR where UA is basically the mega hub carrier there. Most likely they will find success on heavy domestic routes out of EWR rather than international Caribbean/Latin America.

I also wonder what the loads to IAD are looking like for UA

caribbean484 wrote:

JAM Already exists, so maybe STL(St Lucia), STV(St VIncent), STM(St Marteen), TRI, TOB, DOM, CUR, ARU.

GUYAIR707 wrote:

caribny wrote:

GUYAIR707 wrote:

Seems to be against the spirit of caricom. Suriname CAA is incorrect to do this. Travelled there pre covid and their ports are not friendly. Once past that their people are great.

Are they like Guyanese or very different?

Very different. There are different cultures from those in Guyana. The country appears safe and they are a small economy.

ButterBawse wrote:

GUYAIR707 wrote:

caribny wrote:

Are they like Guyanese or very different?

Very different. There are different cultures from those in Guyana. The country appears safe and they are a small economy.

Are you implying guyana isnt safe?

gunnerman wrote:

There is a rumour that LIAT staff will soon stage some kind of industrial action throughout the LIAT network in solidarity with the approximately 500 former employees who have been fighting since April 2020 for severance pay and other payments owed to them amounting to almost EC$120m.

gunnerman wrote:

There is a rumour that LIAT staff will soon stage some kind of industrial action throughout the LIAT network in solidarity with the approximately 500 former employees who have been fighting since April 2020 for severance pay and other payments owed to them amounting to almost EC$120m.

GUYAIR707 wrote:

ButterBawse wrote:

GUYAIR707 wrote:

Very different. There are different cultures from those in Guyana. The country appears safe and they are a small economy.

Are you implying guyana isnt safe?

I was expecting that question. Since 2002 the crime has become worse in Guyana. While in Suriname I was out and about at 2 am and everywhere seemed alive and vibrant. In Guyana that vibrant night life has been curtailed.

trini81 wrote:

It seems that the CAL first MAX flight would be BW414 POS/KIN on Jan 14 at 830 am.
Looking forward to the pics!

gunnerman wrote:

There is a rumour that LIAT staff will soon stage some kind of industrial action throughout the LIAT network in solidarity with the approximately 500 former employees who have been fighting since April 2020 for severance pay and other payments owed to them amounting to almost EC$120m.

ButterBawse wrote:

GUYAIR707 wrote:

ButterBawse wrote:

Are you implying guyana isnt safe?

I was expecting that question. Since 2002 the crime has become worse in Guyana. While in Suriname I was out and about at 2 am and everywhere seemed alive and vibrant. In Guyana that vibrant night life has been curtailed.

in guyana most places close earlier than usual due to covid

baje427 wrote:

I noticed JY is operating the E145 on the BGI-SVD and BGI-UVF runs is this to increase aircraft utilisation or is it temporary?

baje427 wrote:

I noticed JY is operating the E145 on the BGI-SVD and BGI-UVF runs is this to increase aircraft utilisation or is it temporary?

windian425 wrote:

JY E145 simply filling gaps in the schedule due to the shortage of E120 aircraft. Currently only 1 E120 operating a schedule which calls for 2 aircraft daily. E145 operated BGI-SVD-GND-BGI yesterday 15JAN22. Some BGI-GEO-BGI flights have also been cancelled to make the E145 available for other routes. Only airports where E145 cannot operate without restrictions are SLU & DOM.

danipawa wrote:

baje427 wrote:

I noticed JY is operating the E145 on the BGI-SVD and BGI-UVF runs is this to increase aircraft utilisation or is it temporary?

JY second ERJ145 arrived PLS this week, now at DR for paint. Third one to follow soon. VQ-TLR is BGI based now. Pivot CRJ200 is operating PLS-SDQ/KIN/NAS until ERJ is ready.

windian425 wrote:

JY E145 simply filling gaps in the schedule due to the shortage of E120 aircraft. Currently only 1 E120 operating a schedule which calls for 2 aircraft daily. E145 operated BGI-SVD-GND-BGI yesterday 15JAN22. Some BGI-GEO-BGI flights have also been cancelled to make the E145 available for other routes. Only airports where E145 cannot operate without restrictions are SLU & DOM.

baje427 wrote:

windian425 wrote:

JY E145 simply filling gaps in the schedule due to the shortage of E120 aircraft. Currently only 1 E120 operating a schedule which calls for 2 aircraft daily. E145 operated BGI-SVD-GND-BGI yesterday 15JAN22. Some BGI-GEO-BGI flights have also been cancelled to make the E145 available for other routes. Only airports where E145 cannot operate without restrictions are SLU & DOM.

Interesting for their sake hopefully the E120 doesn't go tech and cancelling the BGI-GEO flights can't be making a good impression.

INFINITI329 wrote:

BW videos on their Max 8...they refer it as the the -8

"Most technically advanced aircraft in the world".....highly doubtful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4nvUz5gMI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8BtZuEgQtQ

he minister says this follows a meeting between top officials of the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism (TCT), the Association of Surinamese Travel Agents (ASRA), and Caribbean Airlines. He noted, however, that the team must work on a resolution.

Suriname denied the airline’s request to resume flights to the country following the mistreatment of its nationals by the Trinidad-based state-owned Caribbean Airlines.

The Independent reports that a booster vaccine will be required to meet the requirements of not needing a day two test. This may still cause a headache for those unable to secure a booster vaccine due to foreign vaccination policies. However, for those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, travel would almost return to how it was before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

caribny wrote:

baje427 wrote:

windian425 wrote:

JY E145 simply filling gaps in the schedule due to the shortage of E120 aircraft. Currently only 1 E120 operating a schedule which calls for 2 aircraft daily. E145 operated BGI-SVD-GND-BGI yesterday 15JAN22. Some BGI-GEO-BGI flights have also been cancelled to make the E145 available for other routes. Only airports where E145 cannot operate without restrictions are SLU & DOM.

Interesting for their sake hopefully the E120 doesn't go tech and cancelling the BGI-GEO flights can't be making a good impression.

If you look at JYs TripAdvisor reviews this is the norm. The airline over expands, runs into issues with aircraft and/or crew availability, cancels flights but makes no arrangements for its passengers. It then behaves as if there are no problems. Some might be shocked to know that pre pandemic LI had the best TripAdvisor reviews of those smaller Caribbean carriers. Go to LIs Facebook page and almost every other post are Guyanese begging LI to return. The devil that you know is sometimes better than the one you don't.

JY is not a transparent carrier as they are privately held. No one knows how they financed their expansion, or their almost total shut down during the pandemic period. So expect things like that. It will not surprise me if they had to reduce their fleets and then expanding with extreme optimism. Their attitude seems to be "oh shucks, no plane, so we will simply not answer the phone when enraged passengers call".

Also given that some of these JY passengers arrived into BGI from VS/BA planning to continue to GEO what then?

caribbean484 wrote:

So after huffing and puffing last week, Suriname finally gave CAL permission to resume flights, they also granted GOL permission to resume flights to Belem.

caribbean484 wrote:

9Y-CAL POS-KIN




Seat map




New Interior photos of the fleet


The business class seats are the Rockwell Collins MiQ business class line that is featured on Turkish Airlines’ A321neos




New Uniforms

caribbean484 wrote:

Looking at their strategy they seem to want to take advantage of LI situation while not having the equipment to do so in the belief of being number 1 in the market. The issue with JY is we don't know what their financial position is and operations are becoming more unreliable.

asuflyer wrote:

When is BW actually going to regularly start using the MAX? It appears the flight to KIN was a one off? Are they awaiting for TTCAA's approval? The introduction to the fleet process seems very long compared with other airlines.

asuflyer wrote:

When is BW actually going to regularly start using the MAX? It appears the flight to KIN was a one off? Are they awaiting for TTCAA's approval? The introduction to the fleet process seems very long compared with other airlines.

embraer175e2 wrote:

Cal plane diverting to virginia due to crack in windshield.
https://www.facebook.com/126206357995/p ... 135032996/

maverick4002 wrote:

asuflyer wrote:

When is BW actually going to regularly start using the MAX? It appears the flight to KIN was a one off? Are they awaiting for TTCAA's approval? The introduction to the fleet process seems very long compared with other airlines.

Maybe Feb 1? They just received the 3rd aircraft last night (achieves some sort of scale, or more scale than 1 aircraft) and separately announced a new dining feature starting Feb 1. Maybe they were waiting to get a certain amount of aircraft to be able to deploy it somewhat effectively across the network. With three on property now, they can probably serve the GEO routes to JFK and YYZ as well as POS-MIA now, or something like that. Also maybe have a spare so if they are marketing the flights as being on the new aircraft and something happens, they can swap. IDK

fowlr29 wrote:

News from reliable sources that Winair to dry lease two Dash 8 Q300s. Aircraft will arrive middle of this year.