Delano Seiveright, the Senior Advisor and Strategist within the Ministry of Tourism lauded the exceptional progress achieved by means of collaborative efforts spearheaded by Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and his staff over the previous three years.
This success story unfolds as Jamaica prepares for a flurry of latest and inaugural nonstop flights set to take to the air in December, constructing upon a sequence of current additions to its ever-expanding flight community.
An inflow of latest nonstop flights on the horizon
These arrivals are set to enhance a sequence of different current nonstop flight introductions. Among the many upcoming flights are:
- London to Montego Bay: Commencing from December 1, the brand new European airline, Norse Atlantic Airways, will provoke nonstop flights connecting London, United Kingdom, and Montego Bay in St. James.
- Toronto to Montego Bay: Canadian airline, Jetlines, is ready to launch nonstop flights between Toronto, Canada, and Montego Bay ranging from December 9.
- Toronto to Kingston: Canadian airline, Aptitude, will introduce nonstop flights between Toronto, Canada, and Kingston, Jamaica, commencing on December 16.
This inflow of latest flight routes displays Jamaica’s rising recognition as a vacationer vacation spot.
Continued momentum within the air journey sector
Highlighting the dynamic progress in air journey to Jamaica, Seiveright additionally identified that these new flights come on the heels of current launches. Notable additions to Jamaica’s air connectivity embody:
- Kansas Metropolis to Montego Bay: Southwest Airways initiated nonstop flights between Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, United States, and Montego Bay.
- Denver to Montego Bay: United Airways unveiled nonstop flights between Denver, Colorado, United States, and Montego Bay.
Spectacular tourism figures for 2023
Seiveright additional shared encouraging tourism statistics, emphasizing the sector’s resilience and sturdy efficiency. Preliminary knowledge for the yr from January to November 29 signifies that roughly 2.5 million stopover guests have graced Jamaica’s shores.
This determine represents an 18 per cent enhance in comparison with the identical interval in 2022 and a ten per cent enhance over the identical interval in pre-pandemic 2019.
Stories are that ff Jamaica continues on this progress trajectory, the nation might be on observe to satisfy the brand new projections of 4 million guests and overseas change earnings of US$4.1 billion by yr finish.
