London to Jamaica routes are to be restarted by Air Jamaica
following its rebirth after a merger with Caribbean Airlines.
A three times weekly service will operate into London Heathrow
using Boeing 777s from July.
The announcement was made at Caribbean marketplace this week
in the midst of much interest about the controversial merger. Air
Jamaica was a popular brand in the country and locals were pleased
to see that Caribbean Airlines planned to retain the brand.
A spokesman for the carrier explained: "Our intention is to
try and create one airline for the whole of the Caribbean. I
believe that the combination of ownership and buy-in will allow us
to expand and give an even better service than ever before.
"To this end we have the intention of widening our network,
acquiring new 737-800 aircraft, the first of which in the new
livery arrived in Kingston last week.
"We look forward to the arrival in 2012 of the Boeing
Dreamliners for long haul and specifically our commitment to
London."
However, its seems there are some hurdles to jump yet, with
contracts still unsigned and airline staff in the UK yet to be
recruited.
But the spokesman said Air Jamaica felt the timing was right
for a UK connection, with the 2012 Games around the corner and the
50th anniversary of Jamaican independence also coming up.
