Air One promises regional airfares as low as US$9.99
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Contact: Shannon Lebourne
Friday 22 October 2010 –Tourism officials in Saint Lucia and their counterparts through out the Caribbean region have welcomed the recent announcement by Air One to offer inter-regional travel at fares as low as US$9.99.
Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Honourable Allan Chastanet says Saint Lucia is presently in negotiations with Air One to service some special routes out of the Hewanorra International Airport.
“Air One will use MD 82 aircrafts; they are applying to become a Barbadian airline so they are waiting for approval which is expected to be granted before the end of the year. They are looking at Trinidad, Barbados and Guyana as some of the initial routes, because they will use the MD 82 aircraft they will not be flying into GFL but rather Hewanorra.
“We are in discussions with them on some specific routes which we think we can benefit so getting to Jamaica has become very expensive and very long. We are also looking at Cuba and potentially some points in the US and also down south to Guyana and Panama. We are waiting to have a follow up meeting with them but they are going to follow what is know as the Ryan Air model where they will have very cheap seats but charge you for all the additional amenities, as the plane gets filled the prices will go up so they will always be a variety of seats that will be available but very competitive.”
Air One’s press release states “through relentless cost cutting and dedicated staff, Air One will provide unbeatably low fares, reliability and a better choice of non-stop destinations to the Caribbean, United States and Latin America.”
When the airline becomes operational Air One is expected to employ over 75 persons. The low cost airline is expected to begin servicing the Caribbean by year end.
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