Air Jamaica special flights for fans attending CWC semis and final

Mumbai, Mar 16 (UNI) Air Jamaica is offering special flights to accommodate cricket fans, who wish to attend the semi-finals and the final match of the Cricket World Cup (CWC) in the Caribbean.

Richard Lue, director of CWC and special events at Air Jamaica, said in a release issued here today that the airline would be offering special flights to the semi-finals in St Lucia on April 24 and the final match in Barbados on April 28.

He said the flights will depart Jamaica between 0200 hrs and 0300 hrs, and leave for the return flight at about 0800 hrs. Also, a special flight has been arranged to depart Barbados for the semi-final match in Jamaica on April 24.

In addition to those flights, Air Jamaica has rescheduled its flight from Fort Lauderdale to Jamaica to accommodate persons wanting to attend the match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe on March 19 and the West Indies versus Ireland on March 23. Mr Lue said flight 38 will leave Fort Lauderdale at 0645 hrs for Jamaica on the days specified.

According to Lue, bookings so far have been robust. He noted, however, that while the airline could offer more flights, it had to be prudent as most bookings were one-directional, meaning the plane would fly empty on the return flight.

In the meantime, Mr Lue said Air Jamaica was benefiting significantly from the traffic to the other Caribbean islands for the Cricket World Cup. He said a lot of the visitors were connecting through the Montego Bay hub, where many hault overnight before transferring to the smaller islands.

UNI