Dominica: Sunrise Airways commended its first flight to the Douglas Charles Airport on Monday, May 27, 2024. Prime Minister Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit has also recognised the inaugural flight of Sunrise Airways.
PM Skerrit made his statement and said that Dominica today welcomes the inaugural flight of Sunrise Airways. It is enhancing the regional connectivity and is creating new opportunities for the economical growth of the nation.
Prime Minister enlightened that the airline will operate six days weekly, with the flights of Sunrise Airways connecting Dominica to Antigua, St. Kitts and Saint Lucia.
This was exciting as the officials of the company, who were on board were welcomed by the government dignitaries and other stakeholders, considering a short ceremony at the airport’s Executive Lounge.
Minister of Tourism – Denise Charles-Pemberton made a revelation that Dominica has been making significant strides in increasing the access to the destination and one of the biggest challenges the country is facing since the Covid and the absence of LIAT is intraregional travel.
She said further that they had a meeting with the Sunrise Airways and their team. They are in the process of formally establishing Sunrise Airways, Dominica.
Tourism Minister added that this is really critical for them as it shows their commitment towards increasing access to Dominica.
Furthermore, Charles revealed that Sunrise Airways will be offering daily service to Antigua, Saint Lucia and St. Kitts and she has seen from the rates that it is very competitive.
Denise Charles said that the introductory rates for one-way for Dominica costs US $99 and encouraged Dominicans to travel more.
While extending her gratitude to the Sunrise Airways team for officially starting the service, Denise Charles said that this will be an improvement marked in regional travel for them.
Sunrise Airways was founded in 2009 by Philippe Bayard, who is a businessman and a pilot. He envisioned a comprehensive air network that would connect the capitals and islands that share the same space and the same future in the Caribbean region.
Since 2012, the Airline has taken a challenge of expanding its routes and increasing its frequency of flights. The airline has transported more than one million passengers in 10 years, serving four cities in Haiti, five international cities and four countries in the Caribbean.
Considerably, the Sunrise Airways offers daily scheduled flights to nine domestic and international destinations such as Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Santo Domingo, Cap-Haitien, Jeremie, Les Cayes, Port-au-Prince, Panama City and Pointe-a-Pitre.
Sunrise Airways are also partners with other airlines such as Air Caraibes, to connect passengers from Paris, Curacao, Miami, Orlando and other cities in the Caribbean.