Air Jamaica Cargo Maintains Miami, LA, and Atlanta Service

1/29/2009

Route changes will not impact cargo operations

January 29, KINGSTON—Air Jamaica has confirmed that the airline will maintain at current levels its cargo services from three USA destinations – namely, Miami, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.  “Even though our passenger service to these cities will be discontinued in February, we will definitely continue to deliver what is a very convenient cargo service,” said Bruce R. Nobles, President  & CEO of Air Jamaica.

Air Jamaica uses an extensive road feeder network to move cargo from across the US to its gateways in the South Florida and Northeastern seaboard.  Service between Miami and Kingston will continue three times per week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays – and between Miami and Montego Bay on Thursdays and Sundays.  This means that Air Jamaica, which has a 767 freighter operating on the Miami/Jamaica route, will maintain its position as the airline with the best frequency from Miami and the one with the most weekly cargo capacity – that is, 270,000 pounds per week.

Cargo customers range from large commercial operations that import and export processed food and agricultural produce, to individuals importing household appliances. “Our cargo business is not only important to our own operations, but also plays an important role in Jamaica’s productive sector. We are not making any changes and our cargo customers can continue to depend on us,” Mr. Nobles added.

The airline will also continue cargo service to the Eastern Caribbean.

With implementation of its new business plan, Air Jamaica expects to improve productivity and bring unit costs in line with international norms. The airline’s new schedule has 218 weekly flights to 14 destinations, with service between Jamaica and Toronto, New York (JFK), Chicago (O’Hare), Baltimore, Philadelphia, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Curacao, Nassau, and Havana, as well as service between New York and Barbados and New York and Grenada.