JetBlue broadcasts further service to Grenada
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) says the US-based finances airline, JetBlue will add further service to the island in time for its greatest cultural pageant, Spicemas.
From August 7 to September 1, 2023, the provider will function a second day by day nonstop flight, a 162-seat A320, leaving New York’s John F Kennedy (JFK) airport at 9:50 pm and arriving at Grenada’s Maurice Bishop Worldwide Airport (GND) at 2:47 am.
The returning flight departs GND at 5:01 am and arrives at JFK at 9:57 am.
JetBlue at the moment gives day by day nonstop service from New York, and American Airways gives a day by day nonstop flight from Miami, together with a seasonal weekly flight from Charlotte on Saturdays.
Additionally, according to the uptick in household journey to the vacation spot, JetBlue has elevated capability on its common service, from an A320 to the 200-seater A321, for your complete summer time peak interval from June 15 to September 5.
“We’re thrilled to welcome this expanded service from JetBlue, providing vacationers extra choices to come back to Grenada,” mentioned Tourism Minister Lennox Andrews.
“JetBlue has all the time been a dedicated accomplice and we count on a surge in bookings, as this service permits the vacation spot and our stakeholders the chance to welcome much more guests for Spicemas and showcase how Grenada honors its tradition and why we’re really the Spice Isle of the Caribbean.”
“The USA is the most important tourism marketplace for Grenada and continues to carry out exceptionally properly. In 2022, the USA closed off the yr 2% over 2019. At present, Jan-Feb 2023, the market is up 19% over the identical interval in 2019 and three% over for a similar interval in 2022. Grenada continues to stay dedicated to US tourism development and most lately welcomed a brand new gross sales supervisor in New York, Shanai St Bernard,” mentioned the CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, Petra Roach.
Based on a Grenada 473 Join Ambassador, Margaret Hector –the initiative is a superb one on JetBlue‘s half so as to add a redeye flight from JFK to Grenada for the Spicemas season.
“It brings into consideration the people who find themselves avid carnival lovers and must work throughout the day, or for these pondering of a last-minute weekend getaway. It speaks loads in regards to the love for our nation, our cultural celebrations, and our robust diaspora neighborhood within the New York Metropolis space,” she mentioned.
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