So are you planning to visit Trinidad and Tobago? Traveling in these beautiful archipelago of islands is the perfect way to spend your holiday. With tourism being an important industry, there are many airlines, with some of them being cheap, to the two international airports in both the islands. While Trinidad is home to Piarco International Airport, Tobago houses the Crown Point International Airport. While Carribean Airlines is the national airlines serving both the islands, there are other airlines such as Virgin Atlantic, Tobago Express Ltd, British Airways, Carribean Star Airlines Ltd. and LIAT Ltd, among others. While you are traveling to Trinidad and Tobago, international tourists must carry their visa, which is valid for at least three months. Where traveling between the two islands is concerned, there is off course the option of daily ferry service. There is also a daily 20 minute flight between the two islands, operated by the Carribean Airlines, the national carrier service of Trinidad and Tobago.
| The Crown International Airport is located merely 11 kilometers from Scarborough, the capital of Tobago. There are several airlines and charter flights serving the airport, with some of them being Carribean Airlines, Aerotuy, Air Caledonia, British Airways, American Eagle, Condor Air, Region Air and L.I.A.T, among others. The airport is equipped with all the necessary facilities such as banks and ATMs, restaurants, duty free shopping and non-duty free shopping, among others. The Piarco International Airport, on the other hand, is situated about 25 kilometers from Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad.
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Larger of the two, this international airport is open 24x7, with the customs and immigration service too open round the clock. Some of the airlines which are served at this airport are Carribean Airlines, L.I.A.T, Air Canada, ALM Antillean Airways, North American Airline, American Airlines, Surinam Airways, Helen Air and Amerijet, among others. The airport too offers several shopping facilities to the travelers, including duty free shopping, restaurants and banking facilities. Both the airports in Trinidad and Tobago are important transit points for tourists and visitors from all across the globe.
Traveling in Trinidad and Tobago is easy, for the islands are well connected both within and without with a well managed public transportation system. However, do be aware of the fact that the airport can become extremely crowded during the peak season, with flight delays being a common phenomenon. To avail the air bridge between the two islands, you can book tickets from either the airport itself or over the internet. For traveling to and from the airport, you can either ask your hotel to send you an airport shuttle or avail of one of the car rentals from within the airport itself.
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