The region’s new low-cost carrier, REDJet, may not encounter as many obstacles to fly to Jamaica as it is currently facing in Trinidad and Tobago. The airline was told last week that it should stop advertising for flights to Trinidad and Tobago until it got approval.
REDJet is scheduled to begin its initial flights on May 8, offering base fares from US$9.99 one-way, excluding applicable taxes and other charges, between Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados.
REDjet (Airone Caribbean/Airone Ventures Limited) is a startup LCC based at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church, Barbados. The privately-owned airline, incorporated in St. Lucia, features two McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft. Initially, REDJet sought to begin operations from Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport, however, the airline shifted its hub to Barbados after being denied permission by the Jamaican Government