Regional Service to
St. Croix and St. Thomas Begins December 15
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, December 3, 2003 -
Commissioner of Tourism Pamela C. Richards is pleased to announce the addition
of new regional airline service to St. Croix and St. Thomas this winter.
Caribbean Sun Airlines will begin offering daily round-trip flights from San
Juan, PR to St. Croix and St. Thomas on December 15.
"I am very excited about this increase in our
airlift," Commissioner Richards said. "These connecting flights from Puerto
Rico, in addition to others from major airlines, will provide additional means
for visitors to travel with ease to the territory."
Caribbean Sun Airlines will increase travel options to
the United States Virgin Islands this winter by offering three round-trip
flights to St. Thomas each day and one daily round-trip flight to St. Croix
from San Juan, PR. Each flight will be operated aboard a Dash Eight aircraft
and take approximately 35 to 40 minutes each way. Flights are currently
scheduled to arrive on St. Thomas at 7:35 a.m., 10:35 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. and on
St. Croix at 3:10 p.m. local time (AST). Flights returning to San Juan depart
at 8:05 a.m., 11:05 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. from St. Thomas and 3:40 p.m. (AST) from
St. Croix. Because these schedules are subject to change, please call
reservations to confirm the flight times.
Caribbean Sun Airlines and its sister airline,
Caribbean Star, offer full-service travel options to 15 Caribbean destinations.
Caribbean Sun, which is based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, made its inaugural flight
to the region in January 2003 and now offers affordable vacation packages to
the Caribbean from the U.S.
For reservations or schedule information, call (866)
TO-GO-CSA (864-6272) from the continental United States or (800) 744-7827 from
the Caribbean. For more information about the United States Virgin Islands,
call (800) 372-USVI (8784), visit www.usvitourism.vi, or contact the nearest
USVI Department of Tourism regional office in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Washington, D.C. or Toronto.
