Bryan: 5 airways affirm readiness to return to Cayman

Bryan: 5 airlines confirm readiness to return to Cayman

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American, United, Southwest and Delta airlines, as well as British Airways which already operates repatriation flights, have applied to fly commercial routes to and from the Cayman Islands from October, according to Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan.

WestJet, which before the pandemic was operating flights into and out of Cayman, has not yet applied for permission to put flights on, he said.

Under Cayman’s border-reopening plan, from 14 Oct., quarantine will be lifted for securely verified vaccinated travellers, who currently must undergo five days of isolation, if the islands reach the target of vaccinating 80% of the population.

Bryan, speaking on Radio Cayman’s ‘For the Record’ show on Monday morning, said Cayman Airways will be putting on additional flights from 9 Sept., when a limited number of tourists will be allowed back on island.

“There will be an increase in [Cayman Airways flight] numbers. We’re going through the approvals now,”…

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