EXPANDED DAILY AIR SERVICE TO MARTINIQUE
Anse Michel
Beginning on May 1, 2009, American Eagle Airlines will expand service to Martinique with daily flights between its Caribbean hub at San Juan, Puerto Rico and Martinique Aime Cesaire International Airport near Fort de France.
The new daily service will increase the current American Eagle schedule from just four flights per week .
The new daily schedule will be:
Flight #5020
Depart San Juan - 7:15pm
Arrive Fort de France - 9:06PM
Flight #5021
Depart Fort de France – 7:24AM
Arrive San Juan – 9:25AM
To mark the new air service, Muriel Wiltord, Director of the Americas for the Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA, said, “This is a wonderful boost for tourism in Martinique following the just concluded general strike among our local unions. The strike may have had a minimal impact on tourism, but we intend to put forth a maximum effort to ensure a successful year for our travel industry partners and visitors to the island. This is a great start for that maximum effort, and I hope to have more good news to share soon.”
The general strike by a number of labor unions on Martinique earlier this year lasted 38 days, beginning on February 5 and ending March 14 with a settlement that earned a substantial monthly pay increase for approximately 47,000 low-wage workers, while businesses also agreed to 20% price reductions on several hundred basic necessity goods and products.
For reservations, fares and details about the daily American Eagle flights to Fort de France, go to www.aa.com. Or, for additional information about traveling to Martinique, contact the Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA at info@martinique.org or visit www.martinique.org