Cayman Islands cracks down on Cuban transit passengers

[El Presidente]

Really?........I'm shocked 

 

By Dominik Sipinski19JUN2024

 

The government of the Cayman Islands has announced plans to reintroduce transit visas for Cuban nationals after it discovered that only a quarter of those who travel via Grand Cayman Island used their return tickets to the island, sparking concerns that Cayman Airways (KX, Grand Cayman Island) is unintentionally abetting illegal immigration to the United States.

Data provided by the Cayman Islands Customs & Border Control and Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman bureaux indicate that out of 12,381 passengers originating from Havana International with round-trip Cayman Airways tickets between November 2021 and November 2023, only 3,116 actually returned to Cuba. Most of them booked flights via Grand Cayman onward to various countries in Central and South America.