Barbados’ tourism minister is hopeful a significant recent increase in airlift will cement the island’s reputation as a must-see destination for UK travellers.
Speaking at a trade event in London to mark the launch of World Travel Market 2023, Ian Gooding-Edghill hailed the “crucial partnerships” the island has with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, which are both raising their capacity there in 2024.
He revealed BA will fly larger planes from Heathrow to Barbados for summer 2024, increasing the airline’s capacity by about 10% an announcement that widely applauded by attendees.
Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic is boosting its airlift to the island from Manchester, an increase from four to five times a week from 4 November. Virgin has also announced that in January three flights per week will be added to the Heathrow to Barbados schedule until the end of March.
Virgin Atlantic is also deploying an Airbus A330 from Heathrow to Barbados every Saturday through the winter season, commencing 25 November.
The island’s cruise ship industry is encouraging too this winter season. Barbados is projecting 392 cruise calls with an estimated 715,000 passengers, up from 358 calls and about 608,000 passengers last year.
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