Barbados Welcomes Back Delta Air Lines

• Barbados says it expects its tourism sector to receive a boost of 25,000 seats for the 2024/2025 winter season after Delta Air Lines announced it was returning to the island with scheduled flights out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International and John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airports.
• Barbados' Tourism and International Transport Minister Ian Gooding- Edghill told a news conference that over the past few months, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) had been engaged in a consistent and aggressive strategy of increasing and improving airline connections with the rest of the world.
• He said as a result, the government has finalised an agreement resulting in the return of Delta Air Lines from November this year.
• Effective November 23, 2024, Delta will provide a seven-day-a-week service from Atlanta, Georgia, and provide once-weekly services on Saturdays from New York, commencing December 21 of this year.
• Overall real GDP is largely being driven by the revival of the international tourism sector amidst the lingering effects of domestic inflation. Continued demand for Barbados’ tourism products, supported by intensified marketing campaigns in key source markets, increased airlift, sporting events, and a full return to Crop-Over Festivities; are expected to continue to provide tailwinds to Barbadian economic growth in 2024 (forecast: 3.4%).

(Source: CariCris)