Dimensione Turismo, an Italian based company and the Aruba government signed an agreement for direct weekly charter flights from Milan. Scheduled to begin in October 2008 until May 2009, they will use an Airbus 330 with a capacity of 297 seats.

The Queen Beatrix International Airport has seen continued double digit percentage traffic growth and revenue generating passenger (RGP) figures on a monthly basis during this first quarter of 2008. March 2008 was AAA’s busiest RGP month ever, with the previous record holding month dating as far back as April 2000. USA/Canada, Antilles, Europe and Latin America grew when compared to first quarter 2007. North America continues to see passenger growth and higher occupancies per flight. Seasonal service from Canada, both Toronto and Montreal have been strong and will resume next winter. AAA’s key focus for North America will be to maintain current air service levels for 2008 and 2009.