CAL facilitates essential deployment of Regiment team to the Sister Islands ahead of Tropical Storm Rafael

As Tropical Storm Rafael continued on its projected path to the Cayman Islands on Tuesday November 5, 2024, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) again demonstrated its strategic role as the country’s National Airline by working with national agencies and partners to ensure the air transportation from Grand Cayman to the Sister Islands of a team from the Cayman Islands Regiment, enabling timely deployment of resources and personnel to assist with storm readiness and response.

With Cayman Brac and Little Cayman expected to bear the brunt of this storm in the Cayman area, Cayman Airways President and CEO, Fabian Whorms, said this essential operation demonstrated the airline’s continued commitment to providing a reliable airbridge between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.

“This proactive mission underscores the airline's crucial role in national safety and connectivity, especially during severe weather events,” he said. “By maintaining operational readiness in all conditions, our commitment to our islands is unwavering, and our team and resources were ready to ensure that our islands remained connected and supported as needed.”

Mr. Whorms said his team coordinated with the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), and the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control (CBC), to accomplish this undertaking.

Additionally, Mr. Whorms confirmed that Cayman Airways also accommodated a request from the CBC to transport migrants to Grand Cayman today after their recent arrival in the Brac by boat. That mission involved flying a team of CBC officers to the Brac from Grand Cayman to comply with their escorting protocols. This was accomplished utilizing the same Cayman Airways Express Saab 340B+ aircraft that the Regiment travelled over on.

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Members of the Cayman Islands Regiment prepare to board a Cayman Airways Express Saab340B+ aircraft at Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) on Grand Cayman November 5, 2024 on their deployment to the Sister Islands to provide resources and personnel to assist with storm readiness and response related to Tropical Storm Rafael.