Ribbon cutting ceremony planned for American Airlines inaugural flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Jamaica
FT. LAUDERDALE – American Airlines will inaugurate daily nonstop service between Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Kingston, Jamaica on June 1, 2008.
The flight will depart Ft. Lauderdale at 8:00am and will arrive in Kingston at 8:40am local time. Mr. C.P. Ricardo Allicock, Consul General of the Consulate General of Jamaica (Miami), will participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony at the departure gate prior to the boarding of the flight.
Local officials and members of the Jamaica Tourist Board will also be in attendance at the inaugural ceremony.
American will fly the route daily with its 148-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which feature 16 seats in First Class and 132 seats in the Coach cabin.
“We have served Jamaica for more than 31 years and we are proud to continue to grow the market with this new route,” said Peter Dolara, American’s Senior Vice President – Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America. “This new flight complements our current service from Miami, allowing increased visits to friends and family, as well as continuing to develop trade and tourism in Jamaica.”
American currently serves Jamaica from Miami with three daily flights to Kingston and two flights to Montego Bay. It also serves Montego Bay daily from New York-JFK and five times weekly from its Dallas/Fort Worth hub.
