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Air Jamaica to suspend service on several routes
Thursday, February 4, 2010

(Dive Travel Business News - February 4, 2010) -- If you are using Air Jamaica to get your clients to Caribbean dive destinations, take note.  Due to financial woes, Air Jamaica is reducing its fleet by 1/3 and revising its schedule to focus on its core routes. 

Suspension of service on selected routes will take place in two stages:  Effective March 9, Air Jamaica will suspend service on the New York (JFK) - Grenada  and the Jamaica-Orlando routes. Effective April 12, Air Jamaica will cease service on the Jamaica-Chicago, Jamaica-Curacao and Jamaica-Nassau routes.

The new schedule also changes some frequencies and departure timings. Among the changes, New York will have three daily flights effective March 14, with two early morning departures, one to Kingston and one to Montego Bay; Chicago will be reduced to three weekly flights between March 9 and April 11; Nassau will be reduced to two weekly flights after March 14; Baltimore will operate daily service effective April 12, departing Baltimore in the afternoon and departing Montego Bay in the morning; Philadelphia will operate daily service effective April 12; Toronto will operate daily service effective April 12; and Fort Lauderdale will operate four daily flights effective April 12 -- three to Kingston and one to Montego Bay.

By April, Air Jamaica will operate six aircraft -- one A319, four A320's and one A321.  By April 12, its new schedule will operate 161 weekly flights between Jamaica and five gateways with daily service to Baltimore, Philadelphia and Toronto, three daily flights to New York (JFK) and four daily flights to Fort Lauderdale.

The government of Jamaica is expected to make an announcement soon on the sale of Air Jamaica. The carrier must be divested for Jamaica to secure a $1.25 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund to help balance the country’s budget.

Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines appears to be the top contender to purchase and take over Air Jamaica, the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association also has submitted a proposal for ownership.

For more information, visit Air Jamaica.   

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