Barbados expands service
Barbados is gearing up for a record winter 2026 season as British Airways expands its flight schedule to the island — more seats and more cultural tourism on tap. (travelandtourworld.com)
A new daily London Gatwick–Bridgetown service will begin on 25 October 2026, operated with a Boeing 777 and offering Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller cabins, with onward tags to Grenada, Guyana and Tobago. (traveldailynews.com) That Gatwick service will sit alongside British Airways’ existing Heathrow schedule, leaving the London–Bridgetown market with three daily BA flights from 25 October 2026 onward. (traveldailynews.com) British Airways says its winter 2026 long‑haul network will grow by about nine percent and the airline is increasing capacity on leisure markets including the Caribbean as part of that plan. (prnewswire.com) British Airways Holidays reported a rise of more than 50% in Caribbean holiday searches, a demand signal the airline cited when justifying the extra winter capacity. (publicnow.com) Barbados recorded more than 729,000 long‑stay visitors in 2025, figures presented to Parliament on March 10, 2026, underpinning tourism demand ahead of the expanded winter 2026 schedule. (barbadostoday.bb) Andrea Franklin, CEO of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., said the added British Airways services significantly enhance UK connectivity and support the island’s broader tourism‑growth objectives. (traveldailynews.com)
