Inter-Caribbean Travel Gets Another Boost

interCaribbean CEO Trevor Sadler, r. receiving a 2014 award from then Chair of the Caricom Consular Corps in NYC, Omyma David at the June 2014 Invest Caribbean Now summit. (Sharon Bennett image)

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Dec. 12, 2014: Inter-Caribbean travel, an often arduous chore for many flying within the smaller islands of the Caribbean, will get a boost this Saturday, this time from Turks & Caicos-based interCaribbean Airways.

interCaribbean Airways begins scheduled services on December 13th 2014, between Kingston’s Normal Manley International Airport and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, its CEO announced Thursday.

The carrier, a 2014 honoree of Invest Caribbean Now, will also fly between Port-au-Prince and the Santo Domingo International Airport in the Dominican Republic.

“We are pleased to offer these new routes to give more choices and more connectivity across the Caribbean and support Haiti as it grows in its appeal to the vacation visitor, while facilitating new business opportunities, interCaribbean CEO Trevor Sadler said. “We look forward to increasing the frequency and number of destinations we serve in the New Year.”

Sadler added that the new flights are being done in concert with the mission of Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism and its Minister, Stephanie Villedrouin, to increase flights and build Haiti as a leisure destination. He also announced new services to the Eastern Caribbean soon as the airline looks “forward to connecting more of the Caribbean.”

The new flights will depart the Providenciales International Airport, on the island of Providenciales in the Caicos Islands, between Wednesdays and Sundays at 1:25 p.m. and arrive in Port-Au-Prince at 2:35 p.m.

Flights between Port-Au-Prince airport for Santo Domingo will leave between Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:35 a.m. and arrive at 1:20 PM while flights between Port-Au-Prince and Kingston via Providenciales will leave on Wednesdays at 1:25 p.m. and arrive in Jamaica at 4:50 p.m.

Kingston to Port-Au-Prince flights will leave between Fridays and Saturdays at 3:20 p.m. and arrive at 4:40 p.m. while travelers can also fly directly to Providenciales from Kingston on Sundays at 1:25 p.m. and arrive by 4:50 p.m.

Seats are on sale and bookable immediately at interCaribbean.com or by visiting their airport locations or a preferred travel agency.