Carnival Air Lines to offer non-stop service between Miami and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1994--Carnival Air Lines will initiate non-stop service between Miami and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 19. Introductory fares start at $99 each way. The full-service, low-fare airline does not require round-trip purchase, minimum stay or advanced purchase. Flights will depart Miami at 11:55 a.m., arriving in Port-au-Prince at 1:50 p.m. Flights from Port-au-Prince to Miami will depart at 3:20 p.m. and arrive at 5:15 p.m. The route will be served by an Airbus A-300 widebody aircraft, accommodating 270 passengers. Cargo service to and from the island nation will be available. "Recent changes in Haiti have opened a door of opportunity for businesses and individuals," said Hector Burga, vice president of sales and marketing. "We felt a need for additional lift between South Florida and Haiti as the island's economic situation continues to strengthen." This is the sixth flight added to Carnival carnival, communal celebration, especially the religious celebration in Catholic countries that takes place just before Lent. Since early times carnivals have been accompanied by parades, masquerades, pageants, and other forms of revelry that had their origins in Air's route map this winter. Earlier this month, the airline launched service between Fort Lauderdale and Philadelphia, West Palm Beach and Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale and Newburgh, N.Y., and San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. and JFK. The airline also announced it will debut on Jan. 19 the only non-stop service between Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Carnival Air Lines Carnival Air Lines was a charter and low-cost air division of Carnival Cruise Lines started in 1988 after Carnival Cruise Lines purchased Pacific Interstate Airlines. History , based in Fort Lauderdale, is the largest scheduled passenger airline headquartered in Florida. The carrier operates 22 aircraft with scheduled service between the Northeast, Florida, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). and the Caribbean. For additional information or reservations, contact a local travel agent or call 1-800-8-AIRFUN (1-800-824-7386). CONTACT: Carnival Air Lines, Fort Lauderdale Gabriel Gabor, 305/923-8672, ext. 238 |
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