interCaribbean Airways Chairman Lyndon Gardiner honored with doctorate

Published on October 27, 2025

Lyndon Gardiner, Founder and Chairman of interCaribbean Airways, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) during the Cave Hill Campus graduation ceremony on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

The prestigious honour recognizes Mr. Gardiner’s transformative contributions to the aviation sector and regional development across the Caribbean.

The degree was conferred in acknowledgment of his over three decades of visionary leadership in building the region’s largest privately-owned airline network and his unwavering commitment to Caribbean connectivity and community development.

The UWI Council cited Dr. Gardiner’s remarkable journey from humble beginnings in Bottle Creek, North Caicos, to establishing interCaribbean Airways as the Caribbean’s premier regional carrier, now serving 27 destinations across 17 countries and territories.

interCaribbean Airways, founded in 1992, has grown from a single-aircraft operation to become the Caribbean’s most extensive air transport network, employing hundreds of people region-wide and operating a modern fleet of over 20 aircraft.