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Delta Airlines JFK to Grenada Service Starts in July 2010

CalabashHotel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:25:50 +0000

Delta will fly to Grenada from JFK, New York as of July '10

It’s a busy week in news of flights to Grenada. Unfortunately we lose the Air Jamaica service as of next month but the good news is that Delta has now put a date on the commencement of its service from JFK, see the full press release below for details.

The world’s largest airline will begin operations into Grenada this summer. Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister, Glynis Roberts on Wednesday confirmed that Delta Air Lines will commence scheduled service from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York to the Maurice Bishop International Airport in St George’s starting from July 3, 2010.

In addressing the 2010 Budget at the Grenada Trade Centre Minister Roberts said that the government will continue its aggressive efforts to expand airlift service to Grenada. The nonstop service departs JFK at 8:30 am and arrives in Grenada at 1:20 pm with the return flight scheduled to depart at 2:10 pm and arriving in New York at 7:30 pm.

Delta will use its 737-800 aircraft which offers 16 First Class seats and 144 Coach Class seats. The Minister said that the new service from Delta will also encourage more nationals to return home during the Festive seasons, starting with Carnival this summer.

Roberts, who is also the Parliamentary Representative for St George South, said that the new flight, which will operate only on Saturdays, is also as a result of the Grenada Board of Tourism’s road shows on the eastern corridor and the excellent work of the Airlift Committee led by Michael McIntyre.

The weekly service is expected to provide additional seats to the island which is already served by American Airlines and Air Jamaica from the United States; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Monarch and Condor from Europe and Air Canada, Sky Service and Zoom from Canada during the winter.

Passengers flying with Delta will be able to make connections to more than 360 destinations, using the airline’s hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, as well as its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers.

Air Jamaica Terminates JFK to Grenada Service

CalabashHotel — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:02:36 +0000

Air Jamaica has announced a significant realignment in its network – including the suspension of service on several routes – driven by the departure of three aircraft from its fleet. By April, Air Jamaica will operate six aircraft; one A319, four A320’s and one A321.

“This fleet reduction has become necessary as we seek to meet our financial obligations, however Air Jamaica continues to be the best choice for convenient schedule and excellent service as we have ensured that adequate capacity is provided on our core routes”, stated Bruce Nobles, Air Jamaica’s President and CEO.

Effective March 9, 2010, Air Jamaica will suspend service on the New York (JFK) – Grenada and Jamaica – Orlando route, among others.

British Airways Doubles Flights to Grenada – Update

CalabashHotel — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:46:10 +0000

Gatwick to Grenada - Twice a Week

British Airways has confirmed their updated service to Grenada which means doubling their flights as of 28 March 2010 to two flights a week.

The carrier currently flies to Grenada twice a week in the busy Winter season but previously reduced that to one flight over the quieter Summer months, this new service gives travelers more options of getting to Grenada to take advantage of lower accommodation costs in the off season.

The increased service will be using Boeing 777s in three classes: World Traveller, World Traveller Plus and Club World. The Winter service will fly from London Gatwick to Grenada via Antigua on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Summer service will operate on Tuesdays and Sundays via Barbados.

British Airways Holidays are offering deals to a hand picked selection of hotels, Calabash is (of course!) among that selection.

More Flights to Grenada!

CalabashHotel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:18 +0000

British Airways has recently announced that it is adding a second flight to its Grenada route from summer 2010 and with the new delta flight expected to start up in early 2010 and Condor coming in from Frankfurt for the winter season, airlift really seems to be looking up for Grenada! So if you haven’t already done it…book a flight and come visit the Caribbean’s best kept secret!

British Airways to increase flights to Grenada

CalabashHotel — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:21:29 +0000

News just in… BA have announced that they are increasing their direct access to the island of Grenada for the first time to two flights per week year round from London Gatwick Airport to Maurice Bishop International Airport.

Details are scarce at the moment but we will report the full story as more details become available.

British Airways Sale Now On

CalabashHotel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:31:27 +0000

British Airways Sale

Save loads of money on British Airways flights to Grenada in their current sale. Book up by 22 September when it all ends.

We see that you can book a return flight to Grenada for just £529 on certain dates.

Click here for the full sale: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-sale/public/en_gb

Delta Airlines to Open New Flight Route to Grenada

CalabashHotel — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:31:35 +0000

The New York to Grenada route is pencilled in to start in December 09

Grenada’s minister for tourism, Peter David, has confirmed that negotiations with Delta Airlines are complete and that all being well with paper work a new route between New York and Grenada will open this coming December.

Delta already operate services into Trinidad and other Eastern Caribbean islands and this new service will significantly improve Grenada’s capacity to bring tourism to the island. A radio broadcast with further details is available here.

It is our understanding that the flight will be a weekly service from Sat 12th Dec through April, leaving JFK at 8.30am and arriving in Grenada at 1.30pm. Then re-commencing during July & August.

Peter David said the news was a ‘wonderful development’. We agree.

Other services into Grenada:

From the UK
British Airways
Virgin Atlantic
Monarch Airlines
From USA
American Airlines from New York, Puerto Rico and Miami
Air Jamaica flies from New York
From Canada
American Airlines from Toronto
Air Canada and Charter flights available during the summer and Christmas seasons
Skyservice & Zoom from Toronto
Caribbean
Liat – Star of the Caribbean and SVG Airlines fly from destinations throughout the Caribbean