 BWIA had introduced new Boeing 727-100 jetliners into their fleet while LIAT subsequently began operating stretched British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven series 500 twin jets in order to enhance their interisland flight services.Thus, Caribair, mindful of the competition in the Caribbean, took delivery of the new DC-9 jets which allowed the airline to expand their route system.Caribair soon began flying new jet service to Miami, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Aruba, Curacao, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Guadaloupe, Martinique and Trinidad.