(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean’s newest airline hit the ground for the first time yesterday.
But it’s not up and running just yet.
REDJet, expected to bring low fare seats to the rest of the Caribbean, touched down at the Grantley Adams International Airport for the first time yesterday afternoon.
The airline, owned by the company AirOne, will be based out of Barbados. A number of Barbadians were interviewed for jobs with the company earlier in September.
The first MD82 aircraft received a warm welcome yesterday, as two tenders of the Barbados Fire Service’s Airport Division also came on the tarmac, and gave it a showery blessing just after touchdown.
REDjet was founded in 2006 when Chief Executive Officer Robbie Burns, working in the region at the time, was amazed by the cost of flights within the region and on routes to the US and Latin America. There was a large disparity in the market as Caribbean carriers were losing substantial sums year after year, while the US carriers flying into the region were reporting the Caribbean to be their most profitable market.
Working with his son Ian, the father and son team built REDjet in conjunction with investors to develop the first Caribbean Low Fares Airline, and bring the substantial economic and social benefits of low cost travel.
REDjet is a privately owned airline with a mixture of international and local backers who share the common vision to lower fares and make travel affordable for everyone in the Caribbean.
Guyana is one of the places it is scheduled to fly.
