Relaunch comes amid increased vaccinations and traveler confidence

Caribbean Journal is reporting that American carrier, Southwest Airlines is set for a big Caribbean relaunch this coming fall.

The move comes as increased vaccinations and traveler confidence continue to lead to a tourism rebound in the Caribbean. 

In a statement released to the media, Southwest Airlines notes that, “with demand for beach and leisure destinations continuing to increase, Southwest intends to resume service to all of its previously served international destinations by November 7”.

The Caribbean relaunch is set to kick off on October 7, when Southwest relaunches daily nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau, The Bahamas; Grand Cayman and Providenciales in Turks and Caicos. 

NON-STOP SERVICE TO MONTEGO BAY RESUMES NOVEMBER 7

One month later, on November 7, Southwest will then resume daily nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale to both Cancun, Mexico and Montego Bay, St James in Jamaica. 

On the same date, Southwest will also resume once-daily nonstop service from Houston Hobby and Belize City, Belize. Southwest also announced it would be launching a new nonstop route to Cancun, with daily service from Chicago O’Hare and Cancun beginning November 7. 

Southwest will serve Cancun from a total of 17 airports in the United States this winter. 

Southwest Airlines is one of the major airlines of the United States and the world’s largest low-cost carrier airline. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has scheduled service to 115 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries.