TORONTO — A steady increase in Canadian visitation to the Cayman Islands has led to an increase in airlift from Canada, to five nonstop flights a week to Grand Cayman thanks to augmented summer schedules.

Both Air Canada and WestJet will increase the number of nonstop flights from Toronto to Grand Cayman to a combined seven a week from March to April 2024 and up to five a week through the summer.

“The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and our island partners in Grand Cayman are delighted to see a return to record breaking Canadian visitation to the destination,” said Raymond Mathias, BDM, Canada for the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. “We are very pleased with the expanded airlift service in the spring and summer and believe it will drive more growth in travel to the destination in 2024.”

Combined, Air Canada and WestJet will offer up to seven nonstop flights per week from Toronto to Grand Cayman in March and April 2024.

Meanwhile an increased summer schedule will see up to five nonstop flights per week from Toronto to Grand Cayman on Air Canada and WestJet.

Last year visits from Canada were 44% higher year-over-year, and for the first time in a year, more than 4,000 Canadian visitors were welcomed in three months (February, March and December).

Canada represented an 8.3% share of total stayover arrivals in the Cayman Islands in December 2023, compared to 7.1% in December 2019. In 2023, the destination welcomed a total of 429,284 stayover visitors.