REDjet gets the Green Light

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Parent Category: Oct 2011

Category: Week ending Oct 08th, 2011

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The region’s low cost airline, REDjet could soon be flying in and out of the Maurice Bishop International Airport.

  The three-year old Government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas on Tuesday announced that the application for the Barbados-base airline to fly to Grenada has been approved.

  The approval is for REDjet is to service the Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago route.

  The service is expected to commence on December 1.

  The idea of starting REDjet first came about in 2006 after founder Robbie Burns found that airlines in the Caribbean often charged high fares for flights, and he decided to start a low-cost airline to serve the region.

  On July 18, REDjet launched service between Barbados and Trinidad. Jamaica swiftly followed Trinidad and Tobago in granting clearance to the Barbados-based low-cost carrier, to begin operations in October.

  On July 27, REDjet confirmed its plans to expand its operations to other Caribbean destinations in light of and announcement that the airline had gained approval to land in St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Nevis by its Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas.

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