British Airways Caribbean Push

British Airways filed its Northern Winter 2026/27 network changes on March 17, 2026, as part of a formal schedule submission that outlines multiple new and increased Caribbean services. (aeroroutes.com)) A new daily Gatwick → Bridgetown (Grantley Adams) service is scheduled to start on 25 October 2026 and will run alongside the carrier’s existing Heathrow–Barbados link. (prnewswire.com)) The Gatwick → Hewanorra (Saint Lucia) route will also move to a daily operation from 25 October 2026, with British Airways projecting about 51,000 additional seats to Saint Lucia for the 2026/27 winter season. (stluciabusinessonline.com)) Kingston, Jamaica, is set to see frequency rises including a fourth weekly service, while Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) will increase from one flight to four flights per week on the London–Punta Cana tag, operated with Boeing 777 equipment from 25 October 2026. (caribbeannationalweekly.com)) The airline says its long‑haul network capacity will expand by roughly 9% for winter 2026, with the revised routing taking over some existing St Lucia tag sectors and using Barbados as a hub to serve Grenada, Guyana and Tobago. (airlinergs.com)) Booking and search trends cited by the carrier and industry data show UK searches for Caribbean routes up about 40% versus earlier in 2026, with short‑lead searches rising 155%, and individual destination search lifts including Barbados +18% and St Lucia +26% compared with February 2026. (ala.aero))