Caribbean Airlines

POS-TAB. Very quick shuttle flight between Trinidad and Tobago. Check in immediate in POS and passed through into separate 'domestic' departure area for the shuttle. Went through to find absolutely nothing other than seats so were allowed back through to get drinks etc. Boarded on time polite and professional crew. Brand new turboprop with comfy leather seats and very generous legroom. Such a short hop so no drinks etc. Bags for the 20 or so passengers did seems to take an age to come from the aircraft but other than that excellent and cheap.

POS-MIA MCO-KIN-POS. Online check-in for POS-MIA segment. Agents at counter in POS were average but check-in fast. Onboard snack was okay only one pass for the drink service. Flight was a bit late and lines at passport control in MIA were long. On my return from Orlando even though we had pre-booked seats we were told we would be sitting apart and we would have had to pay for seats together. A/C on the aircraft was not working. No meal service on this segment just a drink and a biscuit. KIN-POS leg had the same problems no A/C and engine problems. Mediocre service on this leg. Arrival into POS was 40 mins behind schedule. Overall the service was below what I am accustomed to at AA however if your expectations are very low then this can be your choice of airline.

CCS-POS-PAR-POS-TBO-POS-GEO-POS mix of twinprops and 737-800s. Every flight departed on time and arrived early. Tidy planes with good legroom in Y. No food service and drinks service policy similar to US airlines (alcohol not free). Friendly crews efficient ground staff and a nice base airport at POS.

POS-MIA. Everything was smooth from check-in to boarding but the flight left 1hr late due to connecting pax. Flight Attendants were friendly and the coconut bake and fish was lovely. Luggage allowance was good and crew informative.

Agents at the ticket counter are rude. From FFL-KIN they were delayed for 1 hr and didn't bother to announce it. Upon return they were overbooked and were asking everyone if they wanted to reschedule. The return flight was no better another delay without announcement.

Philadelphia to Montego Bay Jamaica. Crew was friendly seats spacious. Hot inflight meals and beverage service great flights were on time. Great baggage allowances (allow you to check 2 bags total of 50 lbs free of charge plus allow you to take on one carry-on not exceeding 22 lbs). Wait time for baggage at airports were minimal. No inflight entertainment but not a problem.

It was the Holiday week and tickets were very expensive. Not to mention the impending snow storm. We arrived at the airport 6am to find out flights were delayed for 2 hrs. At 8am flights were still delayed as well as dealing with long lines. Caribbean airlines were making no announcements as to where we should head. I was travelling with my 6 month old son and husband. Needless to say everyone was frustrated. After waiting until 1pm to get on the flight we were then kicked off because the flight was over booked. Very disorganized. We were then let on the same flight because of no shows. We arrived into Trinidad at 4pm with no formula for the baby as well as no luggage.

Port of Spain - New York return. Check-in at POS nice. Flight was on time and B737 was clean however a bit cramped. Friendly crew. Snack was a banana nut muffin which was quite a disappointment. Return staff at JFK were quite unfriendly. However the flight was nice and hot sandwich and cold drinks. Nice movie and friendly crew in a clean but cramped plane.

POS-TAB-POS disappointed with the service aircraft is ok but crew seem to be on a rush and wanting to get out of the plane as soon as possible. Delays are the norm and no excuses - it's cheap though but service nonexistent on short flights Will fly them again as a last option or if they come up with very good price they say they want to be back in the european market - good luck for them.

Economy class JFK-GEO return. Outbound on the overnight flight the service was quite warm yet basic compared to airlines such as United or BA - the B737-800 quite cramped for a six hour flight meal service poor drink service quite generous. The 90 minute layover at Port of Spain was quite off putting. Return flight was annoying as the stopover in Port of Spain was changed to a change of air craft. All in all for a six hour flight inflight entertainment extremely dated to a shared screen no choice of film meals poor and constant Caribbean Airlines footage of routes etc a larger wide bodied aircraft would be better on this route. I'd use this airline as a last resort and would seek an alternative.