AIRPORT--JetBlue airlines has announced daily service from Luis Mu�oz Mar�n International Airport in San Juan (SJU), Puerto Rico, to St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) beginning in the fall, subject to receipt of governmental approval.
JetBlue is now the largest airline out of Puerto Rico in terms of capacity. This new route will be the airline's eighth non-stop destination from San Juan and its third out of St. Maarten.
Flights will go on sale shortly via www.JetBlue.com, with service expected to begin November 17. The new service will be JetBlue's second intra-Caribbean route, in addition to its existing service between San Juan and the Dominican Republic.
This new route adds to JetBlue's connecting options to St. Maarten from along the U.S. East Coast and gives customers travelling around the Caribbean from its growing San Juan Blue City a new option for island-hopping.
JetBlue will have 27 daily departures from San Juan and 34 daily departures from Puerto Rico, including Aguadilla and Ponce, this summer. This new route will provide convenient connections to St. Maarten from New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK), Boston's Logan BOS, Orlando International MCO and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International FLL airports.
The new service follows the recent addition of flights from San Juan to both Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida. "The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is enthusiastic about JetBlue's new service from Puerto Rico to St. Maarten, as it provides essential access to and from the Dutch/French Caribbean, one our top 10 markets in the region," said Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Mario Gonzalez.
"Visitors from St. Maarten/St. Martin visit Puerto Rico for diverse reasons like shopping, medical, and sports and cultural events, among others. This market generated an average of 1,900 room nights in calendar year 2010, principally in small and medium hotels. This new service strengthens Puerto Rico's position as the main connecting point to numerous destinations within the region."
"I am pleased to learn of JetBlue's decision to begin servicing the SJU-SXM route," St. Maarten's Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs and Transportation Franklin Meyers was quoted as saying in a JetBlue press statement. "Following our recent discussions in New York, JetBlue has proven to be a valuable partner since its initial entry into St. Maarten in 2008, providing daily service from New York as well as servicing St. Maarten from Boston.
"I am confident that together we will grow the SJU-SXM route. This new service will open up the possibility for potential visitors from key source markets besides Puerto Rico ? namely, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando and Boston ? to come to the destination."
"The JetBlue-St. Maarten partnership has changed the landscape of tourism in St. Maarten," said Director of Tourism of St. Maarten Regina LaBega in the same release. "The airfares from key source markets, for example, have become more affordable, therefore resulting in a larger volume of visitors to the destination as well as a higher visitor expenditure on island.
"The new SJU-SXM service by JetBlue, using the famous Embraer aircraft, will certainly boost traffic in both directions, consequently contributing positively to our economy."
Service to St. Maarten will be operated by JetBlue's Embraer E190 aircraft, offering two-by-two all-leather seating. The airline's customers will also enjoy free first-checked bags, award-winning customer service and unlimited complimentary snacks and drinks.
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