Air Services: United Kingdom
A detailed guide to airline services to Tobago from the UK
The following information is based on published 2005/2006 winter schedules. Do not use this information as the basis on which to make travel plans - always check with the airline or your travel agent first. Please notify us if you are aware of any inaccurate information below.
British Airways (BA)
British Airways offer flights to Tobago on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. All flights are via Antigua.
The BA service utilises a Boeing 777 aircraft carrying 260 passengers in a three class configuration - standard economy (World Traveller), premium/super economy (World Traveller Plus) and business class (World Club) with 70" flat-bed seats. Flights operate from London Gatwick North.
From-To |
Day |
Flight |
Depart |
Arrive |
Stops |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LGW-TAB |
Wed/Thu/Sun |
BA2157 |
10:40 |
16:25 |
1 |
10:45 |
TAB-LGW |
Wed/Thu/Sun |
BA2156 |
18:25 |
08:50* |
1 |
10:00 |
* next day arrival
- Baggage Allowance/Seat Pitch: click here
- Gatwick Accommodation: click here
- Further Information: British Airways
Caribbean Airlines/BWIA (British West Indies Airways)
Caribbean Airlines (previously BWIA) is the national airline of Trinidad & Tobago.
Unlike its predecessor, BWIA, Caribbean Airlines does not fly to the UK any longer. Instead, it operates a Code Share with British Airways. Please see the listing for BA for further details.
Monarch Airlines / Golden Caribbean
The demise of XL Airways resulted in the welcome return of a previous London-Tobago air service. The new service is administered by Golden Caribbean, an established West Susses-based tour operator, and operated by Monarch Airlines.
Flying from Gatwick South each Wednesday from 17th December 2008, the service will offer a service to Tobago via Grenada, with a non-stop return from Tobago to London. The service will operate a two class service of Economy (3-3-3 seating) and Premium Economy (2-4-2) in an Airbus A330.
The previous Monarch service was generally highly regarded except for the limited seat pitch in standard Economy. Apparently, two rows of seats have been taken out of the aircraft allowing the economy seating to be increased to 31 inches – the same as BA and Virgin economy. The Premium Economy service offers improved catering and 34-inch seat pitch, as in the old Monarch service.
Average winter 2008/09 prices are around £420 per person standard economy, with a £200 per seat surcharge for Premium Economy. Tickets are available by telephone or online from Golden Caribbean and will eventually be available through the Monarch website.
We wish Golden Caribbean and Monarch every success with the new service and look forward to flying to Tobago with them on our next trip.
From-To |
Day |
Flight |
Depart |
Arrive |
Stops |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LGW-TAB |
Wed |
MON369 |
09:30 |
16:40 |
1 |
11:10 |
TAB-LGW |
Wed |
MON370 |
18:40 |
06:55* |
1 |
8:15 |
* next day arrival
- Gatwick Accommodation: click here
- Further Information: www.GoldenCaribbean.co.uk
XL Airways
XL Airways and their associated companies went into administration on 12th September 2008. Some customers are protected from financial loss through the ATOL scheme. Other customers - specifically those who booked online through XL.com or through XL Call Centres, are NOT protected.
All XL flights have been cancelled. XL customers currently in Tobago should speak to the management of their hotel who will be in touch with the Tobago authorities and will be able to help in making arrangements for repatriation. The administrators of the XL group may be contacted on +44 208-242-4783.
Additional information will be posted here and in our forum, as it becomes available.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic operate a non-stop service to Tobago on Thursdays (was Monday until July 2005). There are plans to offer a second weekly flight, but this is dependent upon the completion of upgrades to Tobago's Crown Point airport.
The Virgin flights operate from London GatwickSouth. The flight continues to Grenada, where it drops off and collects passengers and returns to Tobago for refuelling and re-stocking before the overnight return to London. From December 2006, the entire aircraft is being granted to Tobago travellers, so the flight will not continue to Grenada.
The Virgin service utilises a Boeing 747-400 carrying 439 passengers in a three-class configuration; standard economy, premium economy and Upper Class (with super-dooper Upper Class suites).
Most tickets for this service are provided as part of package holidays with Virgin Holidays who offer some fantastic deals to Tobago from time to time. Flight-only tickets are available directly from Virgin Atlantic or through travel agents.
From-To |
Day |
Flight |
Depart |
Arrive |
Stops |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LGW-TAB |
Thu |
VS051 |
11:15 |
15:15 |
0 |
9:00 |
TAB-LGW |
Thu |
VS052 |
20:55 |
10:20* |
0 |
8:25 |
* next day arrival
Baggage Allowance/Seat Pitch: click here - Gatwick Accommodation: click here
- Further Information: www.virgin-atlantic.com
