Cancun has long been the busiest airport in the wider Caribbean region, and it’s about to get even busier. 

Spirit Airlines has announced plans to launch a new thrice-weekly flight from Nashville, TN to Cancun. 

The new service, which will officially launch on Feb. 27, 2020, will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. 

“As one of the fastest growing cities in the country, the Music City is a perfect match for America’s fastest growing airline,” said John Kirby, vice president of network planning at Spirit, in a statement. 

Just this week, Spirit officially kicked off its operations at Nashville International Airport. 

Doug Kreulen, president and CEO of Nashville International Airport, said the new service “demonstrates the attractiveness of this market and their commitment to serving our community. We look forward to Spirit Airline’s continued growth in Music City.”

Another low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, also operates flights from Nashville to Cancun. 

— CJ

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The popular Navy Beach eatery in The Hamptons is expanding with two locations in the Caribbean. 

Navy Beach, which launched in Montauk in 2010, will be debuting outposts at a pair of Caribbean marinas: Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas and the Yacht Club at Isle de Sol in St Maarten. 

The new locations are the product of a partnership with Island Global Yachting. 

Navy Beach St Thomas will open in December with outdoor seating for 100 guests and a 20-seat bar with views of Charlotte Amalie. 

Navy Beach St Maarten will be opening in Simpson Bay in “early 2020,” according to the company, following a multimillion-dollar redesign of the lagoon-front facility. 

The two-story venue will include a 20-seat horseshoe-shaped bar and a waterfront dining area. 

Navy Beach is thrilled to partner with IGY on its brand expansion into the Caribbean,” said Navy Beach partner Frank Davis. “To share our beverage, dining and event experiences with vessels and guests who have not stayed in the Hamptons or had the opportunity to enjoy Navy Beach, is very exciting for us.”

The opening of Navy Beach St Thomas will soon be followed by two sister concepts: the Mexican eatery Isla Cantina, and the French-Mediterranean bistro Sylvette. 

Isla Cantina will open in St Thomas in “late 2019,” while Sylvette is slated to make its debut in early 2020.

“This initiative is the launching point of entirely new levels of hospitality for yacht owners and charter guests in the Caribbean,” says IGY Marinas CEO Tom Mukamal. “Navy Beach’s proven track record of success in Montauk combined with IGY’s global destinations and brand will be leveraged to offer unique lifestyle experiences at our Caribbean destinations.”

— CJ

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Fast-expanding low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is planning a major expansion in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

Spirit’s expansion will be headlined by the launch of new daily nonstop flights from both Newark Liberty and Boston Logan airports to San Juan. 

Both of those routes will launch operations on Dec. 19, 2019. 

Spirit will also be launching an additional daily flight from Philadelphia to San Juan on March 1, 2020, according to the company. 

The announcement comes as Spirit launched new nonstop flights from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Tampa to San Juan earlier this year. 

“We are constantly looking for growth opportunities in our network and we are so proud of the growth we have had in Puerto Rico over the years,” said John Kirby, Spirit’s Vice President of Network Planning, in a statement. “We are very excited to continue providing our guests low fares and nonstop flights to new destinations.”

Spirit already operates daily flights from Baltimore, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa to San Juan. 

Spirit also operates daily flights from both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando to Aguadilla in the northwestern corner of Puerto Rico. 

The new flights will add to a burgeoning flight network to San Juan, continuing what has been a rather dramatic airlift recovery in Puerto Rico in the last two years since Hurricane Maria. 

Indeed, the most recent numbers from ASUR, which operates San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, showed an 8.4 percent increase in passenger traffic in the first three quarters of 2019, compared to the same period in the previous year.

Spirit is one of several low-cost carriers that have been significantly ramping up their Caribbean operations, along with airlines like Sun Country and Southwest Airlines.

Spirit has been serving Puerto Rico for nearly 20 years. 

— CJ

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