JetBlue Expands Successful Port-au-Prince Service with Nonstop Orlando Flights
April 12 2017 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
JetBlue Will Serve Haiti’s Capital From More
U.S. Cities Than Any Other Airline
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced its intent to operate
service between Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International
Airport (PAP) and Orlando International Airport (MCO) later this
year (a). JetBlue intends to launch this route, which currently
does not have nonstop service, in December pending government
approval. Seats are expected to go out for sale in the coming
weeks.
Orlando will become JetBlue’s fourth focus city with service to
Port-au-Prince. JetBlue currently offers nonstop flights to the
Haitian destination from New York’s John F. Kennedy International
Airport (JFK), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), and Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). JetBlue operates
nearly a third of its capacity in the Caribbean and Latin
America.
“Service between Orlando and Port-au-Prince will provide a
valuable link between Haiti’s capital city and many communities in
central Florida that currently lack nonstop flights from their
closest major airport,” said John Checketts, vice president network
planning, JetBlue. “Now, with flights from four of our focus
cities, JetBlue will connect more U.S. cities with Port-au-Prince
than any other airline.”
Port-au-Prince is set on a natural harbor on the Gulf of Gonâve,
making it one of the country’s premiere destinations. The city’s
layout is divided with the commercial areas near the water and the
residential areas in the hills. JetBlue was also a large supporter
of rebuilding efforts following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti,
partnering with agencies such as the American Red Cross to help
with aiding efforts.
“I am pleased to congratulate JetBlue on this new air route,
which it is inaugurating, linking the Haitian capital,
Port-au-Prince, with the city of Orlando,” said Haiti’s Minister of
Tourism Jessy Menos. “This new destination will have the merit of
better serving Haitians and Americans wanting to visit both states.
Thus, new opportunities are opening to the tourism sector and
operators, to tourists, this, through the diversification of North
American destinations. So, we say JetBlue, congratulations.”
Toussaint Louverture International Airport is the busiest in
Haiti and recently underwent renovations, which increased the
terminal's capacity to about 800,000 passengers per year. The
Haitian government spent over 6 million dollars in the restoration
of the airport.
JetBlue intends to serve the route with its 100-seat Embraer 190
aircraft offering the airline's award-winning service and the most
legroom in coach (b), as well as complimentary and unlimited
name-brand snacks and soft drinks and free first-run Hollywood
movies.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading
carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los
Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries
more than 38 million customers a year to 101 cities in the
U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average
of 1,000 daily flights. For more information please visit
jetblue.com.
(a) Subject to receipt of government operating authority.
(b) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach based on average
fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
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