It’s a Caymankind welcome as two airlines start Ft. Lauderdale service
It isn’t often that passengers disembark from a plane at Owen Roberts International Airport to be greeted by government ministers and a life-sized turtle mascot, but the resumption of direct flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by JetBlue and Spirit Airlines this winter was seen as cause for celebration.
Acting Premier and Minster for Tourism Gary Rutty was joined on the tarmac at lunchtime on 4 Dec. by Tourism Ministry Chief Officer Stran Bodden, Minister of Planning Jay Ebanks, staff from the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and Sir Turtle, the mascot of Cayman Airways, as well as large ‘Welcome to the Cayman Islands’ banner. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Dec 07, 2025 05:14 PM