Friday, July 5, 2024 Cayman Airways has strategically relocated its fleet overseas to safeguard against Hurricane Beryl, ensuring the safety and preparedness of its aircraft. The Cayman Airways and Cayman Airways Express fleets were relocated overseas as a precautionary measure within the airline’s comprehensive hurricane preparedness strategy. Captain Dave Scott, the Executive Vice President of Flight Operations & Chief Operations Officer, highlighted that the anticipated impact of the hurricane on the Cayman Islands coincides with a period when several flights were already scheduled to stay overnight at international airports.
This alignment has proven advantageous for the airline’s hurricane contingency plans. “Today we had one B737-8 jet that departed Grand Cayman as scheduled to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and that aircraft will remain at LAX airport per usual overnight,” he explained. “Likewise, we had one jet aircraft that departed as scheduled to the John F.
Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York where it will also remain overnight per usual. The remaining two B737-8 jets have been operating evacuation flights from Grand Cayman to Miami International Airport (MIA) today, so they will remain at MIA overnight for safety during the hurricane.” For the Cayman Airways Express fleet, Captain Scott confirmed that two Twin Otter aircraft and one Saab 340B+ aircraft will be stationed overnight at Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPA) in Miami on We.
