AggieDiver
Contributor
Well, I guess it was finally our turn. Apparently Cayman Airways had a bird strike yesterday in Little Cayman that damaged the wing of one of the Twin Otters. They didn’t realize it until they were doing their pre-flight in Brac for the next flight. That caused them to cancel our GC-LC flight that was supposed to depart GC at 3:20 today.
Instead of just changing our schedule automatically and sending us a notice, they called us the night before to discuss our other flights and ask what new flight worked best for us. We tried to get on the 5:10 flight via standby today, but unfortunately for us, everybody showed up for the full flight. Cayman Airways is paying for our room tonight at Sunshine Suites, gave us a $60 voucher for dinner, and gave us vouchers to cover cab fare to and from the airport. So I can’t really complain about how they are treating us, though their standby communication could use some improvement.
We are heading over on the 7:05am flight tomorrow morning, so we will see how we feel before deciding if we try to hurriedly grab gear and do the morning dives after checkin. Knowing LCBR, they will likely hold the boat if we tell them we want to dive, but we will see if the chickens on a Grand Cayman allow us any sleep tonight.
One positive was getting to go over to Georgetown Yacht Club via their free shuttle while waiting on standby and we had a nice lunch. Their smoked gouda and bacon burger and the grouper sandwich were both excellent! FWIW, the shrimp tacos and the tostada chicken salad at Sunshine Grill on GC were also very good, especially with Cayman Airways paying for it.
Instead of just changing our schedule automatically and sending us a notice, they called us the night before to discuss our other flights and ask what new flight worked best for us. We tried to get on the 5:10 flight via standby today, but unfortunately for us, everybody showed up for the full flight. Cayman Airways is paying for our room tonight at Sunshine Suites, gave us a $60 voucher for dinner, and gave us vouchers to cover cab fare to and from the airport. So I can’t really complain about how they are treating us, though their standby communication could use some improvement.
We are heading over on the 7:05am flight tomorrow morning, so we will see how we feel before deciding if we try to hurriedly grab gear and do the morning dives after checkin. Knowing LCBR, they will likely hold the boat if we tell them we want to dive, but we will see if the chickens on a Grand Cayman allow us any sleep tonight.
One positive was getting to go over to Georgetown Yacht Club via their free shuttle while waiting on standby and we had a nice lunch. Their smoked gouda and bacon burger and the grouper sandwich were both excellent! FWIW, the shrimp tacos and the tostada chicken salad at Sunshine Grill on GC were also very good, especially with Cayman Airways paying for it.
). Especially on the last flight of the day, it’s super likely that your Little Cayman luggage isn’t going to make it on the same flight. No matter what Cayman Air tells you, try not to check your carry on (it’s easier if that’s just a backpack and not real luggage, since it’s going to ride in your lap if the plane is full) and make sure that bag has everything you need to get you through the next couple of days.
