The Dominican Republic and Trinidad will soon have a direct air connection.
British West Indies Airways announced flights starting 18 November. The airline
will fly twice a week to Santo Domingo from Port of Spain. BWIA will be using
a A319 jet with capacity for 154 passengers, as reported in Hoy newspaper.
The flight could continue on to San José, Costa Rica if fifth freedom
is granted. Fifth freedom enables airlines to carry passengers from a home country
to another intermediate country, and then fly on to a third country with the
right to pick passengers in the intermediate country.
The Trinidad connection would give easy access to connect to Guyana, Suriname,
St. Lucia, Granada and Barbados. It would also be an alternate route to be used
by those flying to England and Canada.