Haitian Sunrise Airways airline, announced that it has been officially designated by the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to operate new flights between Port-au-Prince and Kingston, Jamaica.

"While we still have a few technical and regulatory hurdles to clear, this designation puts us in a strong position to launch service to Kingston within the next three months," declared Philippe Bayard, President of Sunrise Airways adding "For business travelers with interests in both cities, as well as leisure travelers keen on discovering the unique cultural, fine arts, dining, and nightlife attractions in two of the Caribbean’s great capitals, this new service will prove ideal," confident that Sunrise will deploy its wings to several other parts of the Caribbean throughout 2014.

The official launch date, time and price for the new flights between Port-au-Prince and Kingston, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Recall that Sunrise Airways, experienced a strong first year of operation, launching both national and international road from Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien in the context of an overall strategy to better connect the western Caribbean.

Learn more about Sunrise Airways :

Sunrise Airways (IATA: S6) is a new Haitian owned commercial airline launched in November 2012 that aims to establish a hub in Port-au-Prince to better serve air travel needs within the Western Caribbean. The airline currently operates daily scheduled passenger service between Cap Haitien and Providenciales, Turks & Caicos, as well as domestic routes within Haiti, and charter flights to various gateways throughout the Western Caribbean. New service to Holguin, Havana and Santiago in Cuba, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and Kingston, Jamaica are planned for 2013. Sunrise Airways owns and operates a fleet comprised of Jetstream 32 EP aircraft offering the comfort of leather seating and ample in-cabin cargo room for a maximum capacity of 19 passengers. Headquartered in Port-au-Prince with a dedicated maintenance facility in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Sunrise Airways is owned by noted Haitian businessman and philanthropist, Philippe Bayard. Members of the airline’s leadership team average more than 15 years of aviation experience with such well-known industry brands as Aerocaribbean, Air Jamaica, BAE Systems, Condor Airlines, Jamaica Air Shuttle, and LAN Airlines.

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