St. Lucia responds to AA cutback
Published:Monday | June 4, 2012 | 1:24 PM
The St. Lucia Tourism Board has indicated a shift away from paying airline subsidies to stepping up its marketing drive.
The move comes amid fears that the decision by American Airlines to cut back services to St. Lucia spells disaster for the tourism industry’s summer season.
While acknowledging the cutback is a cause for concern, the tourism agency says it is looking forward to a summer-time boost in airlift from rival carrier JetBlue.
American, which had earlier said it was suspending its Eagle services to St. Lucia from August 21, announced last week that it will also reduce its daily Miami flights to four times weekly.
The flight reductions could mean more than 1,000 fewer visitors every month.