Jamaica Welcomes Back British Airways to Montego Bay

British Airways made its inaugural non-stop flight from London’s Gatwick Airport to Montego Bay, with 280 passengers on board, last week.

The crew and passengers were met at the Sangster International Airport by a welcoming team, led by Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, and several representatives from the tourism fraternity.

The airline will operate twice-weekly flights to Montego Bay on Thursdays and Saturdays, with a three-class Boeing 777 aircraft. This brings British Airways service to Jamaica to five-weekly, augmenting the existing three-weekly flights to Kingston from London, Gatwick.

In addressing participants at a ceremony at the airport to welcome passengers and crew members of the flight, the Minister of Tourism said that the entire sector was pleased that Montego Bay was once again the recipient of British Airways services. The airline had stopped flying to Montego Bay some seven years ago.

“British Airways has great and delightful memories of the past, when Montego Bay was a favorite port of call and, indeed, Montego Bay is delighted today that those happy days are going to come back,” Bartlett said.

He expressed the hope that the tourism marketing strategies will see growth and expansion in the European market, and into western and continental Europe and eventually penetrating eastern Europe.