interCaribbean Airways expands Barbados hub, five new non‑stop routes, and boosts frequencies

interCaribbean Airways announced a major expansion of its operations out of Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) in Barbados, bringing the airline’s list of non-stop destinations to a total of 12. Effective March 8, the carrier will launch five new routes—Tortola (EIS), Providenciales (PLS), Port of Spain (POS), Georgetown (OGL), and St. Maarten (SXM)—and increase flight frequencies on several existing services.

New non-stop destinations

• Tortola, British Virgin Islands (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport – EIS) – three weekly flights
• Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (Howard Hamilton International Airport – PLS) – three weekly flights
• Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (Piarco International Airport – POS) – four weekly flights
• Georgetown, Guyana (Eugene F. Correia International Airport – OGL) – three weekly flights
• St. Maarten (Princess Juliana International Airport – SXM) – two weekly flights

The two Caribbean-wide connections to Tortola and Providenciales give Barbados passengers direct access to the Southern and Eastern Caribbean, while the Port of Spain service marks interCaribbean’s entry into one of the region’s largest markets. In addition, the new routes generate more than 20 one-stop itineraries through Barbados, all operating multiple times per week.

Frequency upgrades on core routes

InterCaribbean is simultaneously raising the number of weekly flights on several established Barbados links:

• Kingston, Jamaica (Norman Manley International Airport – KIN) – up to four flights per week
• St. Kitts (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport – SKB) – up to five flights per week
• Antigua (V. C. Bird International Airport – ANU) – up to 10 flights per week
• Georgetown (Cheddi Jagan International Airport – GEO) – up to 11 flights per week, in addition to the three weekly OGL services

Strategic significance

“​We are investing in growth,” said Lyndon Gardiner, chairman of interCaribbean Airways. “​With these additions, we’re putting more aircraft and more frequencies into Barbados, giving travelers access to our full Caribbean network, from Guyana to Jamaica to Turks & Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, and now to St. Maarten and Trinidad.”

Barbados has long served as a pivotal hub for interCaribbean, linking the airline’s three primary operating bases—Barbados, Tortola, and Providenciales—to a broader network that now spans 24 cities across 18 Caribbean nations.

Fleet and operational capacity

The expansion is underpinned by interCaribbean’s growing fleet, which currently comprises 11 ATR turboprop aircraft alongside a mixed fleet of regional jets. The airline operates:

• ATR 72 (68‑seat) and ATR 42 (48‑seat) turboprops for short-haul routes
• Embraer EMB‑120 (30‑seat) and De Havilland Canada DHC‑6 Twin Otter (19‑seat) for niche and low‑traffic connections
• Embraer ERJ‑145 (50-seat) regional jets for slightly longer sectors
• Bombardier CRJ‑900 (76‑seat) for higher‑capacity routes