KINGSTON, JAMAICA – For the first time ever, travelers can fly nonstop to Montego Bay, Jamaica out of Washington Dulles Airport. Beginning on Dec. 17, 2005, nonstop flights began operating from Washington Dulles five times a week on United Airlines. On the same day, nonstop service out of Chicago O’Hare began that will boost from once weekly to three flights a week on United Airlines. Excellent connections to feeder cities in the U.S. add further convenience.
The Outbound United Airlines flight departs on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) at 9:25 a.m. and arrives at Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay at 1:05 p.m. From Jamaica, the returning flight departs at 4:30 p.m. and arrives in Dulles at 7:57 p.m.
In the mid-west, the Outbound United Airlines flight departs Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Chicago O’Hare 8:50 a.m. and arrives in Montego Bay at 1:52 p.m. Returning from Jamaica, the flight departs at 2:55 p.m. and arrives in Chicago at 6:17 p.m.
“We are delighted that United Airlines is offering nonstop service, for the first time ever, out of Washington, D.C. and has increased its nonstop service out of Chicago. United’s service is helping us meet the great demand for airlift to Jamaica, as the winter travel season gets in full gear,” said Paul Pennicook, Director of Tourism for Jamaica. “We see United Airlines’ increased service as yet another example of Jamaica’s continued strong growth.”
United Vacations is offering specially priced air/land packages, beginning at $419 for a four-day/three- night stay at the Crane Ridge Resort. Price includes hotel accommodations, nonstop round trip airfare, roundtrip airport/hotel transfers, daily Continental breakfast and complimentary stay for children under the age of ten.
