Antigua-based regional Caribbean Star Airlines is moving its headquarters to St Kitts and will develop a new hub on the island as it continues to expand its fleet and network.
Over the next three months, the Bombardier Dash 8 operator will move administrative staff to a temporary facility on St Kitts in the north of the Leeward Islands. Within two years, Caribbean Star owner Allen Stanford will invest over $10 million at St Kitts Robert L Bradshaw Airport to establish a new head office as part of a wider expansion effort that includes redevelopment of the airport and creation of a fixed- base operation (FBO) to handle private jets.
St Kitts recently granted Caribbean Star authority to fly non-stop flights to St Maarten, a move that enabled the regional to forge a strategic alliance with St Maarten-based Winair.
Caribbean Star chief executive Paul Moreira says Caribbean Star - which also serves Anguilla, Antigua and Tortola from St Kitts - envisages operating new services from St Kitts to St Barts and the Dominican Republic, while adding frequencies on current routes. "We want to basically serve the entire northern Caribbean," he says, adding that the carrier will connect with its San Juan-based sister Caribbean Sun in St Kitts and Antigua.
Source: Flight International
