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Minutes and handwritten notes of meetings in addition to correspondence concerning Trinidad and Tobago (BWIA International) Airways Corporation’s services between the East Caribbean and the United Kingdom (UK). Refers to Bernie Grant’s role in representing the concerns of constituents and organisations who viewed airline services between the Caribbean and UK as ‘inadequate and expensive’. File documents Bernie Grant efforts re BWIA services concerning pricing and competition versus British Airways new services to the Caribbean.

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