Air Canada To Offer Weekly Service
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 22, 2011 (CUOPM)
St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport on Friday welcomes its first non-stop commercial flight from Canada.
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and his Minister of Tourism and International Transport Sen. the Hon. Richard Skerritt will be among officials to welcome Air Canada flight AC1778, which departs at 8:40 a.m. from the Pearson International Airport.
When it arrives at St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport at 3:10 pm passengers and crew will be given a warm Kittitian welcome.
Besides the Captain and crew of that inaugural flight will b Air Canada Vacations Vice President Nino Montagnese.
The non-stop flight will operate from Toronto on Fridays and will be the island’s only non-stop commercial flight from Canada, effectively making St. Kitts and its sister island, Nevis, a more viable winter destination choice for travelers from this key North American market.
Air Canada will use an Airbus 319 aircraft with 108 Economy Class seats and 12 Business Class seats for this flight. All flights are listed in local time. Reservations will be handled exclusively via Air Canada Vacations and their associated travel agencies.