KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—The Jamaica authorities introduced Wednesday that the Dubai-based Emirates, one of many world’s fastest-growing airways with a community spanning over 150 locations, will start servicing the Caribbean nation subsequent month.
“This is without doubt one of the nice accomplishments of my tenure as minister. We started discussions with Emirates earlier than COVID, and now we’re lastly seeing it come to fruition,” Training Minister Edmund Bartlett mentioned as he introduced that the service would offer its service to the English-speaking Caribbean.
“As early as 2021, I met with the chairman of Emirates, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and his group, together with my group, and we began working with the NATA (North Atlantic Tourism Affiliation) and different journey companions within the space to construct out an association that will enable for Emirates to fly to Jamaica because the opening up of the Caribbean hyperlink with the richest market of the world at this time,” he added.
He mentioned the brand new service, which begins April 10 from Dubai, will transit by means of Germany earlier than touchdown in Montego Bay. It positions Jamaica as a strategic hub for Center Jap tourism within the Caribbean.
“It will obtain a number of goals, together with reinforcing Montego Bay’s position as a hub. It aligns with the multi-destination tourism technique we’ve been championing and firmly locations Jamaica on the heart of a brand new wave of journey connectivity.”
Bartlett mentioned the island is about to strengthen ties with rising markets within the Center East, Asia, and past, opening doorways to elevated funding and cultural change.
“Jamaica will now place itself as a number one vacation spot within the area for a number of markets worldwide,” Bartlett mentioned as he hailed the service as a “transformative milestone” for the nation’s tourism and financial sectors.
The service is predicted to run till December 26, 2026.
