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Jamaica hopes added flights will boost tourism

07/09/2009 11:07

Jamaica is hoping for a better winter tourism season despite the economic crisis, as capacity on flights to the island increases by 70,000 seats.

 

Tourism director John Lynch says American Airlines is offering service out of Phoenix for the first time, and British Airways is resuming flights to Montego Bay in October.

 

The Caribbean island already reported a 3.4 percent increase in tourist arrivals from January through June compared to the same period last year.

 

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