The way things are going regional jets will soon be flying across the Atlantic.
Flyglobespan at the end of last week became the first carrier to use Boeing 737s in normal passenger configuration on a transatlantic route. The Scottish budget carrier has launched a daily Glasgow-Boston service with a Boeing 737-700 (see picture). The flight also stops at Knock in Ireland two days per week.
The glory days of Caribbean air travel are clearly in the past - soon there will not be a single Caribbean carrier operating Western widebody aircraft.
Air Jamaica has decided to drop its only long-haul destination, London Heathrow, from the end of October. This follows a decision earlier this year by BWIA successor Caribbean Airlines to drop its Heathrow service.
Caribbean Airlines recently returned its only widebodies, two Airbus A340s, making it an all narrowbody-operator with six Boeing 737-800s. Air Jamaica's two A340s (one of which is pictured above) will also now be returned, leaving it an all narrowbody-operator with 14 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
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