Airlines

Tiara Air announces coming Monday July 12th, 2010 more fights and new accommodating times from Bonaire which will benefit Bonaire as a tourism destination.

With this new schedule Tiara Air is offers its clients and travel agencies more flexible hours and frequent departures between our neighbor islands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao & Punto Fijo, Venezuela.

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The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba will cooperate more closely  in the field of air and marine transportation. Minister of Transport and Water Affairs from The Netherlands, Camiel Eurlings, was on Curaçao and Aruba earlier this week to sign the agreements. The aim is to ensure that the cooperation between the countries is more effective and efficient.

The Netherlands will also provide assistance to the meteorological service of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, MDNA&A, which upon the restructuring of The Netherlands Antilles on October 10, 2010, will reside under Curaçao. According to Minister Eurlings, the data of the service are of vital importance for the security of aviation and shipping. The Dutch meteorological institute, the KNMI, will support the MDNA&A, and this cooperation is also part of the agreements signed this week. It entails a reshuffling of responsibilities and also airspace that will now reside under the Aruba jurisdiction, said Aruba Minister of Transport Otmar Oduber.

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Aruba Airport Authority N.V. Receives Confirmation of Schedule Changes

That the airline industry remains extremely volatile is clearly reflected with the effects of the volcanic eruption in Iceland. According to the International Air Traffic Association, the fall in traffic as a result of massive flight cancellations in Europe during the six days in April following the eruptions of an Icelandic volcano interrupted the industry’s recovery from the global financial crisis. “The ash crisis knocked back the global recovery – impacting carriers in all regions. Last month, we were within 1% of pre-crisis traffic levels in 2008. In April, that was pushed back to 7%,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

Demand for air travel is slowly increasing again especially with our US Airline partners. With many airlines not adding aircraft, or very minimal for the remainder of the year, passengers can expect to see fuller flights and higher airfares. At the same time airlines will be focusing on routes that will be most profitable.

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Manchester Airport is to receive a new direct service to the Caribbean island of Aruba starting next month. The flights will be operated by Thomson Airways and will leave the airport every Friday between May 7th and October 23rd.  Flights can be booked on www.thomson.co.uk or www.firstchoice.co.uk. Joanna Walding, Director of Aruba Tourism Authority UK, stated, “Aruba is one of the fastest growing destinations in the Caribbean for the UK market – and it is now more accessible than ever.”

Seasonal Charter Flights Start This May

Just in time for planning the perfect summer vacation, Aruba announces additional charter flights from Canada, operated by Canadian tour operator Sunquest, using WestJet aircraft. The charter will be in service from now through October 30, 2010. 

The WestJet B737-700 or 800 aircraft with either 136 or 166 seats will provide Canadian travellers an additional flight option when traveling to Aruba. The weekly flights are scheduled to depart on Saturdays at 1:20 PM local time and arrive in Aruba at 6:19 PM local time. Return flights depart Aruba on Saturdays at 7:10 PM and arrive in Toronto at 12:16 AM.

“We are very excited to welcome the additional charter service from Toronto,” said Geraldine Coutinho, area director North America for the Aruba Tourism Authority. “With the increased service from Canada, we are now even more accessible to that market and we’ll be able to share the beauty of Aruba with a wide variety of travellers.”

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Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) has confirmed additional summer charter service from Canada by Canadian Tour Operator, Thomas Cook, to be operated by Westjet. The charter program will be in effect from May 1, 2010 through October 30, 2010 between Toronto and Aruba. Westjet will operate the flight with a B737-700 or 800 aircraft with either 136 or 166 seats configured on board. The flights are scheduled to depart on Saturdays at 13:20 local Toronto Time and arrive in Aruba at 18:19 local time.

The Canadian market has been a consistent market for Aruba for the past few years. Even though it is primarily a seasonal charter market, our Tour Operators have proved that there is opportunity for year round operations as well.

“We are extremely pleased receiving the slot request from Westjet for additional charter service from Canada” said Peter Steinmetz, Managing Director AAA, “we are confident that it will not be long before we will have year round scheduled service from Toronto and are working with our tourism partners in achieving this goal together.”

Aruba Airport Authority N.V. – www.airportaruba.com/en/aaanvinfo/

Aruba Airport Authority N.V. was awarded 1st prize for Excellence in Airline Marketing at Routes’ Americas Conference in Lima, Peru in the category Central America and Caribbean. AAA was short listed earlier together with Panama City, Montego Bay, Curacao and Port au Prince. The award adds on to the runner-up status for the whole of the American continent received in 2009 and is the 4th time that Aruba Airport was short listed in 5 consecutive years during the presentation of the annual marketing awards by Routes/OAG. The awards are based on airlines’ appreciation and reports on the capabilities and approach of individual airports in their efforts to maintain and attract airline service.

For more information please contact Mr. Hendrik Croes at the Aruba Airport Authority at (297) 524-2424.

Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) is expanding its services with new routes to Cartagena and Panama. The routes all connect in Aruba allowing DAE to fly to Bogota with a connection of only 30 minutes. DAE now offers service to Bogota Colombia, Bonaire, Caracas, Curacao, St. Martin, Dominican Republic,  Valencia Venezuela and soon to Panama with prices starting at around 500 florins. DAE has a fleet of 5 planes, 3 ATR’s with a capacity of 48 seats each and 2 Fokker 100’s with a capacity of 100 seats each.

For more information please contact DAE at (297) 588-1900 or visit www.flydae.com

Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) has confirmed additional summer charter service from Canada by Canadian Tour Operator, Thomas Cook, to be operated by Westjet. The charter program will be in effect from May 1, 2010 through October 30, 2010 between Toronto and Aruba. Westjet will operate the flight with a B737-700 or 800 aircraft with either 136 or 166 seats configured on board. The flights are scheduled to depart on Saturdays at 13:20 local Toronto Time and arrive in Aruba at 18:19 local time.

The Canadian market has been a consistent market for Aruba for the past few years. Even though it is primarily a seasonal charter market, our Tour Operators have proven that there is opportunity for year round operations as well.
“We are extremely pleased receiving the slot request from Westjet for additional charter service from Canada.” said Peter Steinmetz, Managing Director AAA, “We are confident that it will not be long before we will have year round scheduled service from Toronto and are working with our tourism partners in achieving this goal together.”

Aruba took the first prize in Airline Marketing at Routes’ Americas Conference in Lima, Peru, in the category of Central America and the Caribbean.  The award follows the runner-up status for the whole of the American continent received in 2009 and is the fourth time that Aruba Airport was short listed in five consecutive years during the presentation of the annual marketing awards by Routes/OAG.  The awards are based on airlines’ appreciation and reports on the capabilities and approach of individual airports in their efforts to maintain and attract airline service.