South Florida Times"Once again, tempers are rising high among some governments in the English-speaking Caribbean in a dispute over rights for a new, Barbados-based airline called REDjet, which, so far, has not been able to obtain clearance to fly to Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.
Airline officials said they have also applied to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board for permission to service the Barbados-U.S. route and are awaiting a response.
From the very beginning, REDjet set fares at a level to undercut those of the two other major regional carriers, LIAT Airlines and Caribbean Airlines. Shareholder governments of LIAT are Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados. The government of Trinidad and Tobago owns more than 90 percent of Caribbean Airlines shares.
REDJET began operations in early May, offering $9.99 fares between Barbados and Guyana. Those fares have since been increased but still fall well below those of the competition."
Airline officials said they have also applied to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board for permission to service the Barbados-U.S. route and are awaiting a response.
From the very beginning, REDjet set fares at a level to undercut those of the two other major regional carriers, LIAT Airlines and Caribbean Airlines. Shareholder governments of LIAT are Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados. The government of Trinidad and Tobago owns more than 90 percent of Caribbean Airlines shares.
REDJET began operations in early May, offering $9.99 fares between Barbados and Guyana. Those fares have since been increased but still fall well below those of the competition."
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