American Airlines to Offer Additional Seasonal Rotation to Jamaica

American Airlines has announced it will add an additional non-stop flight between Miami International Airport and Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica this summer. The flight will operate between April 4, 2012 and August 20, 2012, bringing the total number of daily non-stop flights offered by American between Miami and Kingston to four during the peak season. The new service will be operated with a 160-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

"With its beautiful scenery and rich culture, Kingston is a very popular destination, especially in the summer months," said Peter Dolara, Senior Vice President for Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, American Airlines. "We are pleased to offer our customers more options for their travel to and from Jamaica this season with the addition of a fourth daily service between Kingston and Miami."

In addition to this seasonal flight and its existing three daily round-trips between Miami and Kingston, American also serves Montego Bay in Jamaica from Miami International, Dallas/Ft Worth International and Chicago O’Hare International. An estimated 2.78 million O&D passengers travelled between the US and Jamaica in 2011, slightly down on the previous year.

The Miami – Kingston route is also served by Caribbean Airlines which currently offers four rotations a week, also using a Boeing 737-800. In the past year an estimated 108,000 O&D passengers travelled on the route, up 7.4 per cent on the previous year with American Airlines holding a 98 per cent share of the traffic.