Seats available on the 3pm Friday repatriation flight to Miami

Seats available on the 3pm repatriation flight to Miami on Friday June 5, 2020

Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) is advising the public that a few seats are still available on the 3pm repatriation flight from Grand Cayman to Miami this Friday June 5, 2020.

The flight departs Grand Cayman at 3pm and arrives in Miami at 5:30pm. It is part of a series of repatriation flights to Miami recently added for June, in parternship with the Cayman Islands Government, and is the last remaining flight that has any space. 

Also, passengers who are already booked on later repatriation flights are able to change their flight to this earlier one at no cost if they wish to do so.

Note: connecting flights from the Sister Islands to Miami are also available.

Cayman Airways is reminding all passengers travelling on these repatriation flights to please review and follow the policies in place with regards to baggage, pets, and wearing face masks. Those policies are as follows:

Immigration requirements

Persons travelling to the United States must be US citizens or those legally able to travel to or through the USA. Passengers are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary travel documents for entry into any country. There are no special COVID-19 entry requirements for US citizens entering the US at this time, with the exception of Miami Airport requiring all passengers to wear a face mask throughout the airport.

Baggage Allowance

Passengers (except infants under 2) will be allowed one free checked bag up to 55lbs per bag (not exceeding 62 linear inches), plus one carry-on bag not exceeding 11" x 16" x 24". A maximum of 2 excess bags per passenger can be accommodated for this flight.  These additional bags will be at a cost of US$20 for the first excess bag and US$50 for the second excess bag. No overweight or oversized bags will be accepted. Passengers who expect to have excess bags MUST prepay for it at the time of booking or at least 24 hours before travel. Please note that the first bag will travel confirmed, but excess bags will travel space-available and may take several weeks to reach the passenger should baggage space not be available on the repatriation flight.

Pets

A limited number of pets can be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis. These must be requested and approved at least 24 hours before travel. Pets without prior approval will be unable to travel. Passengers are responsible for ensuring they meet all necessary customs requirements for the importation of pets to any country.

Health and Safety Measures

Various measures will be in place for the health and safety of passengers and crew, including: 

Middle seats will be left empty

No Business Class seats will be sold or assigned

All passengers must be wearing their own face mask, which they must wear from check-in and through the duration of the flight. Miami Airport now also requires passengers to wear masks in the airport on arrival as well.

CAL airport staff will be wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the check-in and boarding process, and check-in counters will be sanitized frequently during the check-in process

Social distancing rules will be enforced for the boarding process (6-foot spacing between each passenger)

Booking process

One-way tickets for these flights can be purchased online at www.caymanairways.comor by calling Cayman Airways Reservations on 345-949-2311 or 1-800-422-9626 (toll free in the USA) between 8am and 6pm weekdays, and 9am-3pm on weekends. Only credit or debit cards will be taken over the phone for bookings. Passengers with existing tickets for travel to and from Miami will be able to use them for these repatriation flights