PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands — AIR Turks & Caicos, the national airline of Turks & Caicos Islands, has changed its name to InterCaribbean Airways in a move aimed at reflecting the greater Pan-Caribbean expansion of air service in the Western Caribbean in the coming months, the carrier announced.

“It is important for us to capture the life and the colour of the islands,” said Lyndon Gardiner, the chairman of Air Turks & Caicos. “We believe our new brand and colours represent all of the Caribbean.”

According to the carrier, travelling between the islands of the western Caribbean has become much easier — it may now take an hour or two, compared to a day or two before.

For years the ability for business and leisure explorers to travel between the islands has been nearly impossible.

Lila Design, a consultancy that focuses on personal jet and commercial airline designs, was selected by Air Turks & Caicos to create the development of the new brand.

“An important part of this process was to translate the airline’s vision in producing a Pan-Caribbean brand that reflects the route expansion and growth of network plans,” said Norbert Lambriex, the founding partner and creative director of Lila Design.

Air Turks & Caicos reportedly operates a fleet of Embraer 120 and Beech 99 aircraft, servicing flights domestically to Grand Turk and South Caicos, and International flights to Kingston, Jamaica; Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata and Santiago in the Dominican Republic; Cap Haitien and Port Au Prince in Haiti, and Nassau, Bahamas.