Increased traffic for AIA

BRITISH AIRLINE, Virgin Atlantic, has announced that it is joining the Caribbean inter-island air bridge market with flights to Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines via Barbados.

The announcement was made as the company unveiled enhancements to its leisure programme.

From 14 June, travellers will be able to hop from Barbados to Grenada or St Vincent and the Grenadines to experience multi-island holidays.

Operating its flagship A330-300, Virgin Atlantic will fly between Barbados and St Vincent on Wednesdays and Sundays in the summer while in the winter season, flights increase to Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.

The Barbados to Grenada route will operate on Tuesdays and Saturday in both summer and winter.

The inter-island service became available for booking as of May 27 with fares staring from $307 USD.

And according to a release from Virgin Air, the inter-island service

“will also be complemented by an increase in flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines, which will operate thrice weekly this winter, with seats to St Lucia increasing by 33 per cent since last year, reaffirming the postpandemic demand for premium, sunny getaways.”

In related news, Air Canada is expected to increase its flights into the Argyle International Airport when it resumes service to St. Vincent and the Grenadines on November 01, 2023.

This is according to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who announced on May 26, that the airline will expand the frequency of flights to SVG from twice weekly to four times weekly.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft will service the Pearson International Airport-AIA route with economy class flights typically costing around CAD $544, and business class flights up to CAD $1,659.

Air Canada is expected to maintain this schedule for the winter season (from November to April-May).

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That aside, a few days ago I found out that she has been sleeping with her boss. He fired her as a way of getting back at her for possibly infecting him.

I really felt silly, sticking my neck out for her when she got fired and not knowing she was doing this to me. I am left feeling nothing but anger towards her.

At the end of the day her dismissal was not right and that needs to be looked into but not by me. She has to take that on.

Numb Feelings.

Dear Numb Feelings,

You are correct in saying that the reason for your girlfriend’s dismissal from her job was not good enough and she needs to take that up with her Union, if she has one, or with the Labour Department.

You would also need to get tested.

It is true that your girlfriend did you wrong but you should consider whether you have a moral obligation to be there for her in her hour of need.

She would need someone to talk to and should not be left alone to figure all of this out. You can encourage her to see a counsellor. You have to keep in mind that at the end of the day she is still a victim and would need help re-building self-confidence and selfesteem.

George.