Cayman: CAL confirms repatriation flight to La Ceiba, Honduras

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Cayman: CAL confirms repatriation flight to La Ceiba, Honduras

Cayman
Airways Limited (CAL) is advising the public that a repatriation
flight from Grand Cayman to La Ceiba, Honduras, has been confirmed
for Monday May 4, 2020, in partnership with the Cayman Islands
Government.

Flight
KX3882 is scheduled to depart Owen Roberts International Airport
(ORIA) on Grand Cayman at 12pm and arrive at Golosón International
Airport (LCE) at 12:25pm La Ceiba time.

A
return flight, KX3883, will depart La Ceiba at 1:25pm and arrive on
Grand Cayman at 2:50pm (Cayman time), for a limited number of
Caymanians and Permanent Residents wishing to return home.

The
following connecting flight from the Sister Islands will be available
for those in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman who wish to travel on the
repatriation flight to La Ceiba: flight KX4331 departs Little Cayman
for Cayman Brac at 9:45am, arriving at 9:55am. The flight then
departs the Brac at 10:10am and arrives on Grand Cayman at 10:50am,
in time for the 12pm departure to La Ceiba.

Persons
travelling to Honduras must be Honduran nationals. Passengers are
responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary travel
documents for entry into any foreign country. Additionally, the
Honduran Government is requiring that passengers travelling to
Honduras on flight KX3882 provide a medical certificate from a local
doctor confirming that they are not exhibiting any symptoms of
Coronavirus (COVID-19). This certificate must be presented at
check-in for their flight. Passengers who do not present a medical
certificate will not be able to travel.


All passengers arriving in Grand
Cayman from Honduras are required by the Cayman Islands Government to
be transported directly to a Government quarantine facility, where
they must stay for 14 days.

Baggage
Allowance

Passengers
(except infants) will be allowed two free checked bags up to 55lbs
per bag (not exceeding linear dimensions of 62 inches per bag), plus
one carry-on bag not exceeding 11" x 16" x 24".
Passengers who expect to have additional bags must prepay for excess
bags at the time of booking. Passengers’ first two bags will travel
confirmed, but any excess bags will be travelling space-available and
may take several weeks to reach the passenger should baggage space
not be available on the repatriation flight.

Pets

Pets
will not be allowed on this repatriation flight to Honduras.

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 present at check-in and boarding with their own face
    mask, which they must wear for the duration of the flight
  • CAL
    airport staff will be wearing protective gear 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 will be available for purchase online at
    www.caymanairways.com
    or by calling Cayman Airways Reservations on 345-949-2311 or
    1-800-2791-9422 (toll free in Honduras) between 9am and 6pm
    weekdays 
  • Only
    credit or debit cards will be taken over the phone for bookings
  • Passengers
    with existing tickets for travel to and from Honduras will be able
    to use them for these repatriation flights

Published April 28, 2020

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