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Non-stop service from Boston to St Maarten Oct 20

JetBlue Airways has announced that it will launch a non-stop service from Boston, US, to St Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, beginning February 14, 2009, subject to foreign government approval.

The new non-stop service will operate on Saturdays, complementing JetBlue’s existing daily flights to St Maarten via New York.

In addition to its new route to St Maarten, JetBlue will expand services from Boston to Caribbean routes by adding daily non-stop service to both Aruba and Cancun, Mexico, plus extra service to Cancun on Saturdays, effective February 12, 2009.

Marty George, vice president of network planning at JetBlue, said: “This winter JetBlue celebrates five successful years of serving the greater Boston community. We are proud to have so quickly become the carrier of choice for hub travelers, now offering more non-stop destinations from Boston than any other airline.”

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Omar leaves St. Maarten ….. Oct 20

The government of St. Maarten has confirmed that Hurricane Omar, a Category Three storm when it passed St. Maarten in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 16, 2008, did not result in any deaths or significant damages to its infrastructure or hotel sector.

According to the government of St. Maarten, hotels are fully operational and functioning normally, as well as are the established tourist sites, attractions and restaurants.

“While most of the damage appears to be limited to beach erosion and scattered debris that are associated with a storm of this caliber, it is anticipated that within the next 12 hours all public utilities, including electricity, which experienced scattered outages during the storm, will be fully functional,” the government said in a release.

The Princess Juliana International Airport was re-opened Friday morning, as will banks, financial institutions, supermarkets, hospitals, pharmacies and other businesses, St. Maarten officials added.

“We are very thankful that our beautiful island only sustained minor damages and that our residents and guests weathered the storm safely,” commented St. Maarten Tourism Commissioner Roy Marlin. “Currently, we are working to conduct a thorough inspection of all the resorts, hotels and other infrastructure facilities to ensure public safety. We are confident that following this comprehensive inspection, that St. Maarten’s tourism product will sustain its high quality and character into the upcoming high season.”

Omar’s damage on the entire Caribbean community has been a lot less severe than initially predicted, with most destinations claiming the same impact as St. Maarten did.

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