American Airlines lanse nouvo vòl san rete nan JFK New York nan Saint Kitts

Kontinye elaji sou yon patenarya siksè avyon-destinasyon, American Airlines pral vole yon dezyèm vòl san rete chak semèn soti nan John F. K Ayewopò Entènasyonal New York (JFK) nan St. Kitts nan Mèkredi, konplete sèvis ki deja egziste konpayi asirans lan san rete nan Samdi JFK .

"Mwen trè kontan akeyi adisyon a nan vòl sa a nan mitan semèn pa American Airlines," te di Hon la. Mesye Lindsay FP Grant, Minis touris, komès entènasyonal, endistri ak komès. "Li bèl pou resevwa sèvis adisyonèl sa a nan men yon patnè ki gen anpil valè, ki bay vizitè yo ak dyaspora yo menm jan ak plis fason pou yo ale nan zile soti nan mache prensipal sous nou an. Sa a se yon temwayaj nan konfyans Ameriken an nan pwodwi touris nou an. "

Apati 18 desanm 2019, American Airlines pral opere vòl la lè l sèvi avèk yon Boeing 176 757-plas ak 16 plas klas biznis nan mwa fevriye, ak Lè sa a, yon 160-plas Boeing 738 ak 16 plas klas biznis ak orè sa a: -

Depart Arrive

JFK 8:30 am SKB 1:40 pm
SKB 2:35 pm JFK 6:20 pm

* Remak: Vòl yo ki nan lis nan lè lokal yo ak orè yo ka chanje.

Racquel Brown, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, added, “The timing of this additional flight is particularly significant, as American just launched summer non-stop service from Dallas this past weekend and expanded twice-daily service from Miami International Airport (MIA) to 5 days a week in 2017. The addition of mid-week service year-round from the New York metropolitan area indicates a growth in the marketplace concurrent with our marketing initiatives. This new service is part of our specific strategy to grow our tourism industry by building out airlift from select target gateways with our air partners to support the destination’s expanding hotel product.”

American Airlines is the carrier operating the most seats into St. Kitts. In addition to the new Wednesday non-stop service from JFK, American also serves St. Kitts non-stop on Saturdays from JFK and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) year-round. The carrier also flies to St. Kitts non-stop on Saturdays from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in the summer, with service having just launched May 25, 2019. American further provides year-round, non-stop daily service to St. Kitts from MIA, with twice-daily flights operating five times weekly (Wednesday through Sunday).

American’s new Wednesday JFK flight provides extra capacity to carry passengers to island, thereby supporting potential air arrivals growth for St. Kitts for 2020. Already for the first four months of 2019, St. Kitts is reporting a systemwide increase in air passenger arrivals of +14.5% as compared to the same period in 2018. From all North American carriers, St. Kitts’ air passenger arrivals increased +17.2% for January through April 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.