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Virgin seals Air Jamaica codeshare
Virgin Atlantic is to launch a codeshare with Air Jamaica from Sunday.
The deal follows the start of Virgin flights between Gatwick and the Kingston in October and the launch of services to Montego Bay last year.
Air Jamaica will place its code on Virgin flights operating to the two destinations. In turn, Virgin Atlantic will add its VS code to internal, connecting Air Jamaica flights between Montego Bay and Kingston.
Virgin Atlantic will operate a minimum of four services a week between the UK and Jamaica in 2008 and is exploring the possibility of adding more flights, the airline said.
The codeshare will also apply to Virgin flights between Miami and Heathrow.
The airline’s CEO Steve Ridgway said: “With this codeshare, we will bring Virgin Atlantic’s legendary onboard service to all Jamaicans. We already have a big commitment to the Caribbean and have a strong relationship with the local people and the tourist industry, which will benefit enormously from our expansion.
“We intend to offer a comprehensive network of connections between our three UK airports – Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester – and Jamaica via our US and Caribbean gateways, and in future we will look to build up connecting traffic via Jamaica to other points in the Caribbean region.”
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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