I have noticed while planning some trips next year that some flights have gone up a considerable amount. Is it just the carrier/fuel or has GCM increased their landing fees and passed the costs onto the carriers and in turn onto me?


Auntie’s answer: An official with the Cayman Islands Airports Authority confirmed that they have not increased their landing fees, so that is good news.

Therefore, it would seem that the answer to your question is more likely what you suggested: that fuel prices dictated the increase or the carriers simply decided they needed to raise their fares.

The economics of airfares falls well outside my comfort zone but, drawing on a time-honoured philosophy, I will submit that sometimes the simplest explanation is the best. In this case, I am leaning towards airlines choosing to charge more for whatever reason they each might have. Whether those price increases are justified is another question entirely.