US says no to some new Caribbean Airlines routes

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has turned down an application from Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to fly passengers, cargo and mail between Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia and New York as well as scheduled services between Barbados and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to the Caribbean Media Corporation.

Director of the Office of International Aviation in the US Paul L Gretch handed down the decision on Friday, CMC said.

It is unclear what the fate of planned direct flights between Guyana