Inaugural Non-stop Flight Between SVG And Miami Begins December 15
- December 13, 2018
- Posted by: Invest SVG
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American Airlines (AA) will make its inaugural non-stop flight from the Miami International Airport to the Argyle International Airport this Saturday, December 15.
The year-round AA 1427 service will operate on an Airbus A319 every Saturday, leaving the Miami International Airport at 11 a.m. and arriving at the Argyle International Airport at 3:40 p.m. The return leg of the flight will leave St. Vincent at 4:45 p.m. and arrive in Miami at 7:50 p.m.
When the service was announced in May 2018, the airline stated that its customers “will have new options to escape the cold with more seasonal and year-round flights”. Chief Executive Officer of the SVG Tourism Authority Glen Beache had expressed his elation at the announcement from AA saying: “To have direct service out of Miami is a game changer for the country. This service will make it so much easier for visitors – including the diaspora – to vacation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”
He further stated that with Miami being one of the main hubs for connections in the USA, it “will be an excellent gateway for visitors from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and even the United Kingdom to access the beauty that is St. Vincent and the Grenadines”.
The American Airlines non-stop service from Miami will give visitors and Vincentians another option to travel directly to and from the destination. Currently, Caribbean Airlines operates a weekly non-stop Wednesday service from JFK International (USA), and Air Canada Rouge runs a weekly non-stop Thursday service from Pearson International (Canada). From Sunday, December 16, Air Canada Rouge will add a second weekly non-stop flight to the destination – which will operate until April 2019.
Visitor arrivals to St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the period January to September 2018 reflect an overall increase of 4.8 per cent in stay-over visitor arrivals – with a 12.6 per cent increase from the USA and a 12.7 per cent increase from Canada.
[Source: SVG Tourism Authority press release]