Spirit Airways launches nonstop service to Montego Bay

Spirit Airways has launched a brand new, nonstop flight to Montego Bay from the Bradley Worldwide Airport in Windsor Locks simply outdoors of Hartford, Connecticut in the US.

The service will function 4 occasions weekly, travelling to and from the Sangster Worldwide Airport in Jamaica’s vacationer resort capital.

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US Audrey Marks stated the brand new connection will facilitate elevated motion of individuals and items between Jamaica and its largest buying and selling accomplice, as she famous that Connecticut is residence to one of many largest Jamaican communities on this planet, boasting the fifth largest inhabitants of residents with Jamaican ancestry within the US.

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Census knowledge point out there are greater than 56,000 residents with Jamaican ancestry in Connecticut, she stated.

The Jamaican ambassador credited the resumption of flights between Bradley Worldwide and Montego Bay to years of assist and advocacy from numerous individuals starting from diaspora members, neighborhood activists and airport officers to State and regionally elected representatives.

She famous the contribution of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont; State consultant Bobby Gibson; and founding father of the Caribbean Commerce Council in Hartford, Andrew Lawrence.

“After all, none of this could be potential with out Spirit Airways, which has answered the decision for the supply of the service. I have to categorical my finest needs for the continued development of the airline,” Ambassador Marks stated.

Vice President of Community Planning at Spirit Airways, John Kirby, stated the entity is “overjoyed by the Jamaican neighborhood’s pleasure and anticipation for the first-ever nonstop service connecting Connecticut and Jamaica.”

“We’re proud to rejoice this historic day, which additionally marks Spirit’s first worldwide flight from Bradley Worldwide Airport,” he stated.

Government Director of the Connecticut Airports Authority, Kevin A. Dillon, in his remarks, stated “along with connecting our passengers to an thrilling journey vacation spot, we’re proud to supply handy connectivity for the State’s sturdy Jamaican inhabitants, their buddies, and their kinfolk”.

“We thank Spirit Airways, Go to Jamaica and the numerous neighborhood leaders, who partnered with us in securing the service and launching this a lot anticipated flight,” he famous.

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