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Getting
There
Air Travel
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British
Airways (BA)
British Airways offer direct flights
to Tobago on Thursdays and Saturdays,
via Antigua . They also offered a third,
Monday, service over the winter months
(1 November to 23 March).
The BA service utilizes a Boeing 777
aircraft carrying 260 passengers in
a three class configuration - standard
economy (World Traveler), premium/super
economy (World Traveler Plus) and business
class (World Club) with 70" flat-bed
seats. Flights operate from London Gatwick
North.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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LGW-TAB
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Mon/Thu/Sat
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BA2157
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10:40
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16:20
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1
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11:05
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TAB-LGW
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Mon/Thu/Sat
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BA2156
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18:25
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09:50
*
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1
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10:20
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*
next day arrival
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Caribbean
Airlines
Caribbean Airlines and more commonly
known as Bwee, are the national
airline. They offer direct flights to
Trinidad from London Heathrow. The flights
from London Heathrow terminal 3 operate
daily, stopping at Barbados, St. Lucia
or Antigua on each leg, depending upon
the day of the week. Caribbean Airlines
previously operated a service from Manchester,
via Barbados. However, this service
terminated at the end of April 2006.
Caribbean Airlines flights from the
UK do not currently fly directly into
Tobago, although the Bwee schedules
rather give that impression. You can
purchase 'Thoroughfare' tickets from
the UK to Tobago, but the service does
involve a change of aircraft in Trinidad,
where you must collect your checked
luggage, clear customs and immigration
and check-in for the air bridge transfer
to Tobago - so allow an additional two
hour for the connection time. Luggage
will not be automatically routed through
to the second aircraft.
The Caribbean Airlines service utilizes
an Airbus 343 aircraft carrying up to
284 passengers in a two class configuration
of economy and business/first class.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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LGW-POS
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daily
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BW901
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11:05
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17:25
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1
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10:20
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POS-LGW
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daily
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BW900
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19:20
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09:15
*
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1
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09:55
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*
next day arrival
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Golden
Caribbean (Excel)
Golden Caribbean , a Sussex-based tour
operator, offer a popular and highly-affordable
charter service to Tobago , using aircraft
operated by Excel Airways (previously
Monarch Airlines).
Golden Caribbean /Excel offer two regular
weekly services to Tobago: a direct
non-stop flight on Thursdays and direct
flight via Saint Kitts (SKB) on Saturdays.
During the peak winter months, they
also offer a Sunday flight via Grenada.
The Excel flights operate from London
Gatwick South terminal. The service
uses a Boeing 767 aircraft carrying
281 passengers, normally in a three-class
configuration of standard economy, premium
economy and Excel One (business) class.
However, for the 05/06 winter season,
the aircraft will be reconfigured and
will offer 42 Excel One seats. All other
seating will be standard economy - with
no Premium Economy. The three class
configuration will return for the Summer
'06 months.
The Excel service has been criticized
for offering limited legroom in standard
economy. However, a new aircraft was
introduced in May 2005 and now offers
32-inch legroom in Economy. This is
one inch more than offered by BA or
Virgin.
You cannot pre-book seats on the Excel
flights, but Excel Pre-flight can arrange
for people to be seated together, for
£15 per person roundtrip. For
£60 you can also pre-book the
emergency exit row with extra legroom
(as long as the passengers are over
18 and able-bodied). Flight-only tickets
for the Excel service can be obtained
from Golden Caribbean or through most
travel agents. From mid-2006, you can
now book online from the Excel Airways
site at www.xl.com.
The local Tobago agent for Excel is
Tourist Services in Tobago.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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LGW-TAB
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Thu
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XLA840
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09:30
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15:35
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0
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10:05
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TAB-LGW
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Thu
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XLA841
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17:40
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06:25
*
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0
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8:45
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LGW-TAB
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Sat
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XLA860
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10:45
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18:15
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1
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11:45
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TAB-LGW
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Sat
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XLA861
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20:15
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09:00
*
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0
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8:45
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LGW-TAB
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Sun
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XLA870
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10:15
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17:40
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1
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11:25
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TAB-LGW
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Sun
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XLA871
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19:40
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08:30
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0
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8:50
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*
next day arrival
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Virgin
Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic operate a non-stop service
to Tobago on Thursdays (was Monday until
July 2005). There are plans to offer
a second weekly flight, but this is
dependent upon the completion of upgrades
to Tobago’s Crown Point airport.
The Virgin flights operate from London
Gatwick South. The flight continues
to Grenada, where it drops off and collects
passengers and returns to Tobago for
refueling and re-stocking before the
overnight return to London. The Virgin
service utilizes a Boeing 747-400 carrying
439 passengers in a three-class configuration;
standard economy, premium economy and
Upper Class (with super-doper Upper
Class suites).
Most tickets for this service are provided
as part of package holidays with Virgin
Holidays. Flight-only tickets are available
directly from Virgin Atlantic or through
travel agents.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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LGW-TAB
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Thu
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VS051
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11:15
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15:15
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0
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9:00
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TAB-LGW
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Thu
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VS052
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20:55
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10:20
*
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0
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8:25
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*
next day arrival
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Condor
Condor is part of the Thomas
Cook Group. In recent years the
airline changed their name to Thomas
Cook powered by Condor. Fortunately
sanity prevailed, the marketing men
hopefully got fired, and they have now
reverted to old Condor.
The airline provides a year-round twice-weekly
(Wednesday & Sunday) non-stop direct
service to Tobago from Frankfurt, with
return via Porlamar (Isla Margarita,
Venezuela).
The Condor service utilizes a Boeing
767 in two-class configuration - tourist
class and comfort class.
Dates Applicable |
From-To
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Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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All
year
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FRA-TAB
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Wed
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DE3110
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09:25
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14:25
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0
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10:00
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All
year
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TAB-FRA
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Wed
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DE3111
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15:25
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09:25
*
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1
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13:00
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Nov
2005 - Apr 2006
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FRA-TAB
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Sun
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DE7110
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09:30
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16:10
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1
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11:40
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Nov
2005 - Apr 2006
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TAB-FRA
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Sun
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DE7111
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17:40
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07:55
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0
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9:15
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*
next day arrival
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Lauda
Air
Lauda Air, part of the Austrian
Airlines Group, offers a weekly
service from Vienna to Tobago.
The flight to Tobago is non-stop, but
the return is via Montego Bay in Jamaica.
The service utilizes a Boeing 767-300ER
aircraft with up to 254 passengers configured
in a two-class economy/business class
configuration. This flight has now been
discontinued.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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VIE-TAB
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Sat
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OS9567
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11:00
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16:55
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0
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10:55
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TAB-VIE
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Sat
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OS9568
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18:15
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14:30
*
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1
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13:55
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*
next day arrival
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Martin
air
Martin air offer a weekly service
from Amsterdam.
The flights depart and return to Schiphol
airport. The outbound flight is via
Porlamar (Isla Margarita, Venezuela)
but the return from Tobago is non-stop.
The Martinair service utilizes
a Boeing 767-300 carrying 272 passengers
in a three class configuration of Economy
and Star class, plus a Comfort
class introduced for the 2005/06
season. The Comfort class appears
to be a premium-economy seating, costing
very little extra but offering extra
legroom in a separate cabin, with personal
entertainment players with a wide selection
of the latest feature films and programs.
Dates Applicable |
From-To
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Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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18
Nov 2005 - 24 Mar 2006
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AMS-TAB
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Fri
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MP663
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12:15
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19:55
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1
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12:40
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18
Nov 2005 - 24 Mar 2006
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TAB-AMS
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Fri
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MP663
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21:10
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11:10
*
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0
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9:00
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25
Mar 2006 - 26 Oct 2006
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AMS-TAB
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Mon
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MP663
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13:00
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19:10
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1
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12:10
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27
Mar 2006 - 26 Oct 2006
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TAB-AMS
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Mon
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MP663
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20:25
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09:05
*
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0
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7:40
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*
next day arrival
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American
Airlines (AA)
American Airlines offer twice-daily
non-stop flights to Port of Spain, Trinidad
(POS) from Miami (MIA), with inter-city
connections from New York (LGA) and
Washington (BWI) and other departure
points. There are no services directly
into Tobago.
Passengers arriving on the second flight
of the day will need to overnight at
the airport or in Port Of Spain. The
AA flight arrives too late to catch
the last Tobago Express air bridge transfer
to Tobago.
The service utilizes a Boeing 767 in
three class configuration. American
Airlines also offer daily direct flights
between Port of Spain and San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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MIA-POS
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daily
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AA1647
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09:56
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14:30
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0
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3:35
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MIA-POS
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daily
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AA1819
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16:40
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20:20
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0
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3:40
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POS-MIA
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daily
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AA1818
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08:30
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11:25
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0
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3:45
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POS-MIA
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daily
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AA1668
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15:50
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18:40
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0
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3:55
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*
next day arrival
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Caribbean
Airlines
Bwee offer a good range of non-stop
services to Trinidad from North America.
Most services are via Trinidad but there
is now a daily direct flight to Tobago
from Miami, a Thursday direct flight
from Washington and a daily (except
Sundays) direct flight from New York.
The flights can be summarised as follows:
- Miami
(MIA) – direct to Tobago,
via Trinidad, with connection from
Chicago.
- New
York (JFK) – non-stop or
via Barbados.
- Toronto
(YYZ) – non-stop or via
Barbados.
- Washington
(IAD) – non-stop direct
flight to Tobago, plus flights
to Trinidad direct or via Barbados.
Timed for United Airlines connections
from Boston, Chicago, Denver,
Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Seattle.
All
North American flights are aboard Boeing
738 aircraft in a conventional three-class
configuration.
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Continental
Airlines
Continental Airlines offer flights to
Port of Spain, Trinidad (POS) from Newark
(EWR) and Houston (IAH). All flights
from Houston are non-stop and also some
of the flights from Newark, although
others are via Houston.
The service is provided in a Boeing
738 in a two class configuration. The
table below shows the non-stop direct
schedules for the 2005/2006 winter high
season. The number of flights reduces
in the summer low season (May-November).
There are connecting flights from various
other airports.
From-To |
Day
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Flight
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Depart
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Arrive
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Stops
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Duration
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EWR-POS
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Tue,Wed,
Fri, Sat
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CO1878
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14:45
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20:55
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0
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5:10
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POS-EWR
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Wed,
Thu, Sat, Sun
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CO1879
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09:20
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13:45
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0
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5:25
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IAH-POS
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Mon,
Tue,Wed,Thu, Sun
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CO1935
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13:15
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20:55
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0
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5:40
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POS-IAH
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Mon,
Tue, Thu, Fri
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CO1934
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14:18
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13:05
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0
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5:45
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*
next day arrival
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TravelSpan
Re-introduced in February 2005, Travel
Span is a charter service operating a
single direct non-stop flight from New
York to Trinidad every Saturday.
The service is provided in a Boeing 757. |
US
Air
US Airways became the ninth international
air carrier to service Tobago when they
announced that they would introduce weekly
direct flights between Charlotte in North
Carolina and Tobago.
The service, which will utilize an Airbus
19-series carrying 120 passengers, is
expected to start in January or February
2006. No other details are available at
this time.
Update: As at the beginning of April 2006,
the US Air website carried no information
about this service. Emails to the airline
asking about the service have remained
unanswered. It looks increasingly as if
plans for this service have been abandoned. |
Zoom
G.G.Tours operate a weekly charter flight
between Toronto and Port Of Spain , Trinidad
.
We understand that the service utilizes
a wide-body Boeing 767-300ER aircraft
with economy and premium seating and 140lbs
per person baggage allowance. |
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AIR
TRAVEL: CARIBBEAN REGIONS
A guide to airline services to Tobago
within the Caribbean region
In addition to the main regional carriers,
Caribbean Airlines, Caribbean Star and
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