Evidence that the free movement of people and goods has become increasingly important to both the development of the respective countries of the region as well as to realizing the collective benefits to be derived from their shared membership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would appear to be pushing the region with greater haste towards a breakthrough in the quest for upgraded intra-regional air travel.
Earlier this week it was announced that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to throw its weight behind the regional airlift issue through its support for a study, a hoped-for precursor to a solution to the long-standing lack of adequate resources to allow for an efficient regional air transport regime. The announcement is certain to be welcomed across the member states of CARICOM, which have long been bemoaning what they say is the impact which a reliable intra-regional air travel regime is having on the pace of progress towards the actualization of the ambitions of the regional movement. The ambition for a reliable airline service, shared by CARICOM member countries is, however, still some distance from a ‘done detail,’ according to CDB Vice President, Isaac Solomon.
