Caribbean Airlines is axing four routes and shutting down its Barbados hub operations after deciding the flights weren't making enough money. The carrier confirmed it's dropping service to Tortola and San Juan starting mid-January, and the Barbados-based planes and crew are getting moved back to Trinidad while still flying through Barbados as a stopover point. Acting CEO Nirmala Ramai said the cuts are part of a bigger efficiency push to keep the airline competitive.
This follows last month's announcement that Caribbean Airlines had already killed its Fort Lauderdale connections to Montego Bay and Kingston because nobody was booking those flights. Passengers with tickets for the canceled routes are getting full refunds processed either directly through the airline or through whatever travel site they used to book.
The company is also doing internal audits and trying to promote employees from within instead of hiring outsiders, which honestly sounds like damage control for morale after all these route cuts and restructuring moves.
This follows last month's announcement that Caribbean Airlines had already killed its Fort Lauderdale connections to Montego Bay and Kingston because nobody was booking those flights. Passengers with tickets for the canceled routes are getting full refunds processed either directly through the airline or through whatever travel site they used to book.
The company is also doing internal audits and trying to promote employees from within instead of hiring outsiders, which honestly sounds like damage control for morale after all these route cuts and restructuring moves.
