On July 11 Jetair Caribbean inaugurated its non-stop flights between Curaçao (CUR) and Aruba (AUA) scheduled for Mondays and Fridays operated in Fokker 70 with a capacity of 80 seats. The carrier will have an offer of 640 seats per week.
The JRC 100 flight was operated in an F70 registered with the registration number PJ-JAC, the aircraft took off from Hato International Airport (CUR) at 07:03 local time and landed at Queen Beatrix Airport (AUS) at 07:22.
«We are very pleased to add Aruba to our Jetair network. We have deliberately waited until today to make sure we have something additional to offer our Aruba passengers. In addition to getting to Curaçao conveniently and quickly, our Monday and Friday connections are ideal for a weekend getaway on Curaçao or for the businessperson who needs to visit Curaçao for a day or a week,» said Robert Mass, CEO of Jetair Caribbean.
«In addition, Jetair also offers seamless connections from Aruba to and from Kingston on Mondays and to and from Sint Maarten on Fridays. We are excited to offer this new service to Aruba and look forward to seeing you on board soon,» added Maas.
Flight schedule
Curacao (CUR) – Aruba (AUA)
- Flight JRC 100 CUR 07:00 – AUA 07:35
- Flight JRC 102 CUR 18:55 – AUA 19:30
Aruba (AUA) – Curacao (CUR)
- Flight JRC 101 AUA 08:20 – CUR 08:55
- Flight JRC 103 AUA 20:15 – CUR 20:50
Promotional fares start at 112 USD each way.
Jetair Caribbean is the fourth airline based at Hato International Airport to offer inter-island service between Aruba (AUA) and Curaçao (CUR), with ample connections to other international destinations such as Paramaribo (PMB), Kingston (KIN), St. Maarten (SXM), Santo Domingo (SDQ) and Port-au-Prince (PAP).
«We are very excited to welcome Jetair as a new partner airline because, as of today, AUA Airport offers more than 60 weekly flights between Aruba and Curaçao. With the number of seats available on board Jetair, we have reached a total monthly Seat Capacity of approximately 6,000 seats for the Netherlands Antilles region,» said Ms. Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends, AAA’s Air Services Development Manager.
«This is fantastic news, especially for our travelers who now have additional options for travel to Curaçao and other inter-island destinations. We wish the airline a fruitful journey into the future,» added Meaux-Arends.
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