Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Eli Zakour, says Caribbean Airlines will cut down on some of its unprofitable routes in a bid to save more than TT$120 million.
In a statement in the House of Representatives on Friday, he said a comprehensive review by Caribbean Airlines’ Route Oversight Committee found that several routes introduced during the 2023 Eastern Caribbean expansion were launched without sufficient commercial justification and have since generated sustained financial losses.
Within the last year, the airline discontinued its Jamaica to Fort Lauderdale route, which generated US$7.2 million in losses, and its Trinidad to Puerto Rico route, which saw $4.92 million in losses.
The Minister said that, from June 1st, 2026, CAL will withdraw from several other markets in a bid to stop haemorrhaging money.
“Withdrawal from the Dominica market, which has incurred an overall loss of US$0.73 million as of April 2026. Withdrawal from the St. Kitts market, which has incurred an overall loss of US$1.65 million as of April 2026. Discontinuation of the non-stop Guyana to Suriname service, which has incurred an overall loss of US$1.24 million as of April 2026.”
The airline will also reduce the frequency of flights in other markets.
“Service frequencies to Martinique and Guadeloupe are to be reduced from four weekly flights to two. These routes generated losses of US$1.23 million for Martinique and US$1.86 million for Guadeloupe, respectively. The combined loss sustained on these routes as of April 2026 is US$18.84 million, or in excess of TT$128 million.”
He added that customers holding bookings on affected services beyond the discontinuation dates will be contacted directly by Caribbean Airlines or through travel agents.
“Affected passengers will be offered reaccommodation on alternative regional services where feasible via Caribbean Airlines and partner connections, offered a full refund of the unused portion of the ticket, or retention of the ticket value as a future travel credit subject to fair conditions.”
Minister Zakour said the losses will now be converted to operational savings and improve the airline’s financial stability.