St. Kitts Welcomes Wednesday Peak Season Service from United Airlines

United Introduces Mid-Week Nonstop Flights to Island from New York/Newark

Basseterre, St. Kitts – For the first time in the island’s history, United Airlines will fly a second weekly nonstop flight from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to St. Kitts, complementing the carrier’s existing Saturday service. 

Hon. Mr. Lindsay F.P. Grant, Minister of Tourism, International Trade, Industry and Commerce stated,

The addition of a mid-week flight by United Airlines marks yet another historic first for St. Kitts this year."

“I could not be more pleased to welcome this additional service, which increases the available options for visitors and Diaspora to get to island during peak travel season from the New York metropolitan area, which is our primary source market for arrivals."

For the period from January 9 through March 6, 2019, United will operate a total of 9 scheduled round-trip, non-stop Wednesday flights between Newark and St. Kitts.

 

Depart*                                Arrive*

EWR 8:35am                       SKB 2:05pm

SKB 3:05pm                        EWR 7:07pm

 

Racquel Brown, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority stated,

“We are thrilled that United has decided to provide a second weekly non-stop flight to St. Kitts."

“Having a Wednesday flight gives travelers more flexibility in their vacation planning and provides increased capacity during the period when demand is highest.  This is a testament to the success of our work to grow North American airlift from key gateways in order to accommodate new hotel developments and existing hotel product upgrades." 

United first began serving St. Kitts in December 2015 and continues to operate non-stop Saturday flights from Newark.  With the addition of these 9 Wednesday flights, there is a greater potential for an increase in air passenger arrivals into St. Kitts.

*Note: Flights are listed in local time and schedules are subject to change. St. Kitts observes Atlantic Standard Time (AST; UTC-4 hours).

Cathy A. Preece

Adams Unlimited

OECS Communications Unit

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an International Organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance among independent and non-independent countries in the Eastern Caribbean. The OECS came into being on June 18th 1981, when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty agreeing to cooperate with each other while promoting unity and solidarity among its Members. The Treaty became known as the Treaty of Basseterre, so named in honour of the capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis where it was signed. The OECS today, currently has eleven members, spread across the Eastern Caribbean comprising Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Martinique and Guadeloupe. 

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