CAL Holds Talks in Tobago on Boosting Airbridge

Senior officials of Caribbean Airlines held an urgent meeting with tourism stakeholders in Tobago yesterday to discuss the airbridge situation and the way forward to better serve the people of Tobago.

CAL chief executive Michael DiLollo received recommendations from the Tobago Chamber. DiLollo and CAL chairman Philip Marshall met with tourism stakeholders in Tobago to identify solutions to the airbridge issue. Chairman of the Tobago Chamber Diana Haddad said she was happy with CAL’s intervention.

“From that perspective I think he has presented himself and we have all confidence after that meeting that he is the man that can work with us and carry us forward,” Haddad said.

A number of proposals were brought to the table. They include another Caribbean Airlines office in addition to the one located at Crown Point, wildlife risk to aircraft, and assistance in entering and disembarking aircraft.

“One of the other things is that CAL provides a departure out of Tobago at 5 a.m. for connectivity into Port of Spain, so that is on the table,” she said.

Chairman of the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association Chris James said there has been an eight to nine per cent increase in use of the airbridge. James said the upcoming winter season will be a bumper one for Tobago.

“Two Monarch flights coming in from December, we have two British Airways flights coming in from December, we have Apollo and Condor, and this is going to mean that we have more seats coming into the island than we have had for a number of years.”

Source: The Trinidad Daily Express