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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 28, 2020 — Caribbean Airlines has introduced cargo charter services, to support supply chains, within the Caribbean region, the regional airline announced, in a statement, yesterday.
The airline launched this new option to meet the growing demand for cargo uplift, to a number of Caribbean islands, which are now experiencing significantly-reduced cargo capacity with the closure of borders to passenger aircraft, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In these unprecedented times, our cargo operations are crucial to securing the urgent supply of essential goods, within the Caribbean,” remarked Marklan Moseley, Caribbean Airlines’ General Manager of Cargo.
“We will continue to adapt our business in order to meet the evolving needs of our valued customers.”
The Trinidad and Tobago-based airline will utilize its fleet of Boeing 737-800 and ATR-72 aircraft, offering up to 18,000 pounds, for the movement of essential goods to, and from, destinations, including, but not limited to, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Curacao, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Nassau, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.
It said that its charter flights will be subject to the regulatory approvals of each jurisdiction and airport, adding that it will continue to operate its scheduled 767 freighter flights, which offers up to 120,000 pounds of cargo capacity, to and from its hub in Miami.
