Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett extends sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of Melody Haughton-Adams, President of the All-Island Craft Traders and Producers Association, who passed away earlier today following an illness.  “Melody has been a significant figure in the tourism industry over the years and has always been very passionate about developing the craft industry. She was an...

Manager of Commercial Business Development and Marketing at Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, Sharon Hislop-Holt, says there has been an increase in flights coming into the facility. Mrs. Hislop-Holt was speaking to journalists after American Airlines landed two Dreamliner aircraft at the airport on November 2. One of the flights, a Boeing 787-8 came from Miami, Florida,...

Jamaica has gained new connections to a wider European travel market with the commencement of direct flights via Eurowings Discover from Frankfurt, Germany, to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James. On Wednesday (November 3), Eurowings Discover made its inaugural flight from the busiest airport by passenger in Germany, in what was a 10-hour and 30-minute journey, to touch...

Frontier Airlines’ inaugural flight from Orlando, Florida, to Montego Bay, St. James, landed at the Sangster International Airport on Tuesday (November 2). A total of 68 passengers arrived on the plane to mark the start of three weekly non-stop flights from Orlando to the island’s tourism capital by the low-fare carrier. Manager of Airlines and Tour Operators for the Jamaica...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the removal of Jamaica by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from its level-four  “Avoid Travel to this Destination” risk assessment is a “very positive development”. “I want to commend our health authorities and the people of Jamaica for working to bring down the rates of COVID-19 infections and...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says Frontier Airlines’ inaugural flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, on Monday (November 1) is a show of confidence in the country's management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “It is important for us to welcome these flights because it also signifies a confidence in us (Jamaica) given that we are still in...

Sangster International Airport on Monday (November 1) welcomed United States (US)-based Frontier Airlines’ inaugural flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Montego Bay in St James. Frontier’s Airbus A320 touched down at 8:39 a.m. with 49 passengers on board, including crew members, in what was a direct two-and-a-half-hour flight from the US to Jamaica. Manager of Commercial Development and Marketing at MBJ...