Caribbean Sun Airlines & Caribbean Star Airlines Accommodating Passengers Affected by LIAT Pilot 'Sickout'.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- Caribbean Sun Caribbean Sun Airlines, known for short as Caribbean Sun, was headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and operated regional services in the Caribbean. Its main base was Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Airlines and Caribbean Star Airlines Caribbean Star Airlines is an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda. It operates scheduled passenger services in conjunction with Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) to destinations in the eastern Caribbean. Its main base is VC Bird International Airport, St John's[1]. have announced that they are accommodating passengers holding confirmed seats on all LIAT LIAT Leeward Islands Air Transport flights cancelled as a result of the "sickout sick·out n. An organized job action in which employees absent themselves from work on the pretext of illness. " job action being staged today by LIAT pilots. William E. "Skip" Barnette, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Caribbean Sun and its sister airline, Antigua-based Caribbean Star Airlines, commented on the situation, stating: "This isn't about competition, it's about helping people. The people of the Caribbean deserve safe and reliable air transportation that is second to none. We feel that it is our duty to do all that we can to help out during this difficult period." Caribbean Star and Caribbean Sun are accommodating LIAT passengers affected by the sickout on a space available basis. For more information, passengers are encouraged to call Caribbean Star/Sun as follows:
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Caribbean U.S., Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic
the U.S. Virgin Islands
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800-744-7827 866-864-6272 809-200-8999
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About Caribbean Star Airlines and Caribbean Sun Airlines Privately held Caribbean Star Airlines Limited was incorporated in Antigua in January 2000. Its sister airline Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc., based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , launched its maiden flight in January 2003. With a total of 20 Dash-8 aircraft, the most recent of which was commissioned into service in January 2006, the combined Caribbean Star/Caribbean Sun fleet is the largest and most modern in the Caribbean. A total of 18 Caribbean destinations are served by the two airlines, which transport some 80,000 people each month. More information about Caribbean Sun Airlines and Caribbean Star Airlines is available at their respective Web sites, http://www.flycsa.com and http://www.flycaribbeanstar.com. Caribbean Star Airlines Limited and Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc. are affiliated but separate companies. The air service provided by each carrier is operated independently of the other, and the rules applicable to travel on each airline may be different. |
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