Direct roundtrip flight from Jamaica to Africa in March
Following the success of the first direct flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on December 21, 2020, the company behind that flight has scheduled another flight from Africa to the Caribbean island nation for March 30, 2021.
Elizabeth Agboola, CEO and founder of travel company Nigerians Travel Too, said that the March 30 Air Peace flight to Jamaica will begin in Lagos, Nigeria before stopping in Ghana for more passengers. What's more, is that an expanded schedule will allow Jamaicans to travel directly to Africa on a roundtrip. "The plane's schedule will begin on March 30 in Nigeria, with a stop in Ghana before heading to Jamaica. The passengers on that flight are expected to have an 11-day, 10-night stay in Jamaica", she said.
On March 31, the plane will depart the island for a roundtrip to Africa, with stops in Ghana and Nigeria before returning to Jamaica on April 8. It then departs the island for Ghana and Nigeria a final time on April 9.
Agboola said that many people had asked for an outbound flight from Jamaica to Africa, as the only available flight was a one-way trip. Passengers who bought one-way tickets to Nigeria on the flight that left Jamaica on December 28, 2020, had to chart their own route to Jamaica for their return. Her company believes that the trip from Jamaica to Africa will have considerable support from Jamaicans and others in the Caribbean. The one-way flight to Africa had included Grenadians, and people from St. Kitts and Nevis and the Dominican Republic had expressed an interest in the trip.
Agboola said there was “quite a buzz” from the Caribbean region in general, so she expects that once people know the flight is available, they will take advantage of it.
While the flight will land in Nigeria, other African destinations can be reached easily through connecting flights from Lagos to other cities on the continent.
We actually had quite a buzz from the Caribbean at large. So with the right place with marketing, I know people, once they know it is available, they will go with it,” Agoobla said.
She stated that, although the flight will be going to Nigeria, other destinations in Africa could be easily reached as there are connecting flights from Lagos to the various other cities in the continent.
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