CanJet
heats up New Brunswick with new Florida non-stop
flights
August
10th, 2005
CanJet,
Canada's low-fare airline, is pleased to
announce it will be offering New Brunswick residents
new weekly non-stop
service between Moncton and Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida,
beginning Thursday,
February 9, 2006 and concluding Thursday, May 4,
2006.
Doug
Newson, the airline's Director of Sales & Marketing, said, "The
people of New Brunswick have been lobbying CanJet to offer Florida flights and
I am pleased to announce the introduction of our new non-stop Boeing 737
service to the Sunshine State with fares to Sarasota-Bradenton starting as low
as $199 one-way. Our flights will depart Moncton each Thursday at 12:50 p.m.
non-stop to Sarasota-Bradenton arriving at 3:50 p.m. The return non-stop
service from Sarasota-Bradenton to Moncton will depart at 7:00 a.m. and arrive
at 11:40 a.m."
Mr.
Newson went on to say CanJet will also offer New
Brunswick residents
additional Florida service options via Toronto this
coming winter and that
schedule details will be announced within the next
several days.
Rob Robichaud, Airport Authority Managing Director, President and CEO,
stated, "The Greater Moncton International Airport Authority (GMIAA) Board
of
Directors and management are very pleased with the addition of this new CanJet
seasonal non-stop service to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. In the past, New
Brunswick residents have enjoyed successful direct service from Greater
Moncton to Florida and we are delighted to have developed this new partnership
with CanJet to make this option available to travellers using our facility."Fredrick J. Piccolo, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport President,
Chief Executive Officer, said, "Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
welcomes CanJet's Atlantic Canadian guests to Florida's Gulf Coast. The
Sarasota-Bradenton area has long been a popular destination for our Canadian
friends in the Maritimes and this new CanJet service will provide an extremely
convenient access to all area resorts as well as to the theme parks of
Orlando:
CanJet
Airlines is a division of IMP Group Limited,
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
which was recently selected as one of Canada's Top
50 Best Managed Companies
for the second year running and is one of Canada's
largest aviation and
aerospace companies. The airline division provides
low-fare, scheduled service
to fifteen (15) markets in Canada and the United
States with Boeing 737
aircraft. Customers can book on-line at www.canjet.com;
through CanJet's
Reservations Sales Centre at 1-800-809-7777; or through
their preferred travel
agency
CanJet
Airlines is a division of IMP Group Limited, Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
which was recently selected as one of Canada's Top
50 Best Managed Companies
for the second year running and is one of Canada's
largest aviation and
aerospace companies. The airline division provides
low-fare, scheduled service
to fourteen (14) markets in Canada and the United
States with Boeing 737
aircraft. Customers can book on-line at www.canjet.com;
through CanJet's
Reservations Sales Centre at 1-800-809-7777; or through
their preferred travel
agency.
Source:
http://www.newswire.ca
