Sunrise Air hoping to initiate flights between Haiti and Jamaica this fall
Haitian based airlines, Sunrise Airways, announced yesterday that it has entered the final phase of the application process to initiate the first flight to Jamaica. The flights will connect with destinations in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba.
“Our journey to this point has been long, with some minor turbulence endured along the way, but I’m very pleased to say that we are now, indeed, on final approach to spread our wings to Jamaica this fall,” said President of Sunrise Airways, Philippe Bayard.
Sunrise Airways will add a Kingston to Port-au-Prince route which has expanded its commitment to the Jamaican market.
“Unique to our plan, Sunrise intends to be the only airline serving all three of Jamaica’s international gateways, Norman Manley in Kingston, Sangster International in Montego Bay, and Ian Flemming International Airport in Ocho Rios, with overseas flights.” said Bayard.
Sunrise Airways’ proposed new flights from Jamaica will connect all three of the island’s international airports with destinations into Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba.
“We see tremendous potential for growth along all of our proposed lines of flying, especially the Jamaica (to) Cuba routes,” said Bayard. “We’re committed to serving more of Cuba from more of Jamaica than any other airline…as well as unique leisure travel options enabling vacationers to experience the best of both countries in a more seamless fashion.”
Sunrise Airways will deploy its flagship ATR 42-320 aircraft on its new Jamaica routes which will include newly refurbished cabins, 46 seats, in-flight service, overhead space and legroom.
The airline company anticipates receiving final clearance from the Jamaican Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) by September 1 of this year in order to launch its new Jamaica flights during the fall of 2016.
