ORANJESTAD – Delegacion di JetBlue tabata siman pasa na Aruba pa un bishita den cuadro di nan di 10 aniversario.
JetBlue a cuminsa bula pa Aruba 4 aña pasa y awendia e ta di e dos compania di aviacion di mas grandi for di Merca pa nos isla cu 19 vuelonan semanal y 12% di e marketshare di stulnan pa Aruba for di Merca.
Minister Otmar Oduber tabatin e placer di host e delegacion durante un cena caminda tabatin tambe discusionnan hopi fructifero tocante servicionan adicional for di Boston, cual sigur ta hopi necesario durante e winter aki.
E reunion tabata hopi positivo y prometedor.
Durante bishita di Minister Otmar Oduber otro siman na New York, caminda lo lanza internacionalmente e imagen nobo di Aruba, lo tin tambe un reunion hopi importante cu Jet Blue tocante e detayenan relacional cu e vuelonan adicional.
Mester bisa cu Dave Barger, CEO di JetBlue tabatin palabranan di elogio pa e forma pro-activo cu Minister Otmar Oduber ta hibando su maneho, caminda cu e ta buscando yega na acuerdonan cu partnernan strategico pa bienestar di turismo di nos isla.
Di e forma aki Minister di Turismo, Transporte y Labor ta sigui demostra pueblo di Aruba cu el a bin pa traha, pa hiba nos isla pa dilanti y el lo sigui haci esaki cu tur e dedicacion y pasion pa cada un di nos riba e pida baranca aki por tin un mihor mañan y nos por ta dos stap dilanti cu nos competidornan.

RIO DE JANEIRO/ORANJESTAD- Respondiendo al éxito de sus conexiones al Caribe, a partir del 31 de agosto Gol aumentará su oferta de enlaces regulares desde Argentina hacia Oranjestad, en Aruba, y Punta Cana, el conocido polo turístico dominicano. La aerolínea brasileña asumirá la ruta, con escalas en Caracas, mediante vuelos de Varig, que recientemente comenzó a operar un servicio regular a Bridgetown (Barbados) y abrió un chárter a St. Maarten.

La segunda mayor aerolínea de Brasil también inició en julio último, previsiblemente hasta marzo de 2011, una conexión entre Buenos Aires y la central ciudad cubana de Santa Clara.

“Los resultados de nuestros vuelos para el Caribe están en línea con las expectativas de la compañía”, destacó Claudia Pagnano, vicepresidente de Mercado de Gol. “La demanda de turistas brasileños y sudamericanos que viajan para Aruba y Punta Cana ha sido grande y la respuesta a nuestro producto, muy positiva”, agregó en un comunicado de la compañía.

Los vuelos de Gol parten de Buenos Aires y hacen conexión en el aeropuerto de Guarulhos-Sao Pablo, desde donde los viajeros podrán tomar vuelos de Varig.

Estas nuevas operaciones ofrecerán mayor flexibilidad a quien viaje para esos destinos, señaló la compañía, y explicó que los clientes pueden salir desde Brasil hacia Aruba los jueves y domingos, o, si su destino es Punta Cana, los martes y sábados.

ORANJESTAD -Tiara Air expanded its air service between Bonaire and Aruba, adding non-stop morning departures to the current schedule of afternoon flights each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The morning flights will create better schedules for connections in Aruba to the U.S., and allow travelers in Aruba to take day trips to Bonaire.

Under the new schedule, Bonaire-bound flights depart at 9:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Aruba-bound flights leave at 10:20 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. Tiara also launched a Sunday Aruba-bound flight departing Bonaire at 8:25 p.m.

Tiara will also add twice-weekly Aruba-Bonaire-Aruba rotations on Saturdays that follow the Monday/Wednesday/Friday departure schedule. Tiara Air is utilizing Shorts 360 aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 36 persons. The aircraft is operated by a crew of two pilots and one flight attendant.

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) a ricibi informacion for di Delta Airlines cu desde 18 di December, 2010 pa 30 di April 2011, e servicio aereo pa Aruba lo wordo expandi cu servicio semanal for di aeropuerto La Guardia. E servicio aki lo ta riba diasabra solamente y Delta ta plania pa usa avionnan tipo B737-800 cu comodamente ta acomoda 16 pasahero den business class y 144 den economy class. E buelonan lo sali for di New York su aeropuerto La Guardia 10:36 di mainta y lo yega Aruba 5:30 di atardi.
Delta Airlines su expanshon di servicio pa Aruba ta cuadra cu AAA su enfoke riba diversificashon den nos gatewaynan y AAA ta kere cu e servicio di Delta ta complimenta Continental Airlines su servicio for di La Guardia. Continental ta usa e mesun tipo di avionnan y ta yega 1:19 di merdia.
“Nos ta contento cu e aumento di Delta Airlines su compromiso pa Aruba. New York ta un mercado hopi importante pa e destinacion y servicio for di tur 3 aeropuerto ta vital pa e exito den e area Noreste” asina Peter Steinmetz, Managing Director di AAA a bisa. “Nos ta spera anciosamente pa yama bonbini na e prome di varios buelo for di La Guardia door di Delta Airlines

ORANJESTAD -Parti di maneho nobo cu Minister di Turismo, Transporte y Labor, Otmar Oduber, a expresa y cu parti di e maneho y vision di Gobierno ta pa haci di Aruba un tipo di hub caminda cu por despacha y trece pasaheronan for di diferente lugarnan y hibanan pa otro destinacionnan.
Den e luz aki, a base di conversacionnan cu tabatin y particularmente di e cooperacion cu Venezolana (cu ya caba tabata biahando tres biaha pa siman for di Caracas y Maracaibo) conhuntamente cu Vision Air via charter, ta cuminsa dia 27 di juli awor vuelonan diario caminda Aruba lo sirbi como hub entre Venezuela y Miami.
Esaki no solamente ta haci realidad e vision pa Aruba bira un hub, pero tambe ta trece un oportunidad hopi grandi pa nos, particularmente for di mercado Venezolano riba un base diario. E vuelonan di Venezolana lo sali diariamente pa Aruba for di tres di e ciudadnan principal di Venezuela, esta Caracas, Maracaibo y Valencia.
E desaroyo nobo aki ta crea hopi negoshi pa aeropuerto di Aruba a traves di diferente feenan manera entre otro landing y parking fee. Esaki lo bira un herment extra pa por limita e caidanan fuerte cu tin for di Venezuela dor di e ambiente economico-politico cu tin na e pais aki, segun Minister Otmar Oduber a duna di conoce. “Pa nos, sigur cu braza habri, a hiba e conversacionnan aki”.
Diaranson mainta el a reuni cu representantenan di tanto Venezolana y Vision Air. Aki Minister Oduber a agrega cu pe ta un honor pa mira con un Arubiano ta destaca, den e caso aki, un yiu di tera cu ta na cabez di e proyecto aki, Sra. Xiomara Winklaar, yiu di Toko Winklaar.
Durante e reunion aki a elabora riba e relacion di trabou nobo aki cu ta encera aeropuerto, Gobierno di Aruba, turismo y Venezuela cu Miami cu ta bira e destinacion caminda cu Vision Air lo inicia e vuelonan.
Intencion ta cu Venezolana lo trece turistanan Venezolano pa Aruba for di e tres detinacionnan ariba menciona, aki nan lo aborda e vuelo di Vision Air rumbo pa Miami, cual ta e destinacion inicial di e acuerdo aki.
Mester bisa cu tin oportunidad tambe pa realiza un ‘dual destination’, esta cu e turistanan aki por keda Aruba un par di dia promer cu nan bay Miami of ora nan bin bek promer cu nan bay Venezuela.

ORANJESTAD/WILLEMSTAD – Delegacion di Aruba y di Antias presente na e ultimo Ministeriele Samenwerkignsraad organiza door di Antias, a probecha pa discuti un tema cu ultimo lunanan ta den continuo discusión, esta e suma cu ta wordo cobra na airport tax entre e islanan Antiano.
Segun Prome Minister Mike Eman den e conferencia di prensa na final di e MSR a señala cu na diferente ocasión nan a haya bishita di Minister Elvis Tjie A Sjoe for di tempo cu Eman tabata den opocision ainda.
A yega na un acuerdo cu ta bay haci un esfuerso grandi pa reduci e airport tax pa e pasaheronan cu ta biaha entre e islanan. Un grupo di trabou a ser institui pa traha riba un reduccion substancial pa haci e trafico entre e islanan mas facil. Hopi biaha e prijs halto ta un obstaculo pa e biahamento. Inclusive durante un reciente bishita di su persona pa Corsow caminda cu el a combersa cu studiantenan Arubiano na UNA y Arubianonan residencia na e isla, nan a keha di e peso causa door di e airport tax.
Pero e mandatario a bisa si cu tin e preocupacion pa nan no baha e airport tax pa algun pais y cual lo nifica un perdida di entrada pa aeropuerto, y e ora e aerolineanan ta subi e prijs. E intencion ta pa pasaheronan haci uso di e incentivo aki pa trafico di personanan den Reino.
Pa loke ta traficacion y establecimento di personanan di otro partinan di Reino, Minister Sevinger a presenta un proposicion, cual toch no tabata na completo agrado di Antias. Nan ta haya cu e mester bira mescosc cu esun di Corsow caminda un Arubiano por inscribi y cuminsa traha e siguiente dia. Aruba a baha e drempelnan, pero ainda e no ta mesun flexibel cu esun di Corsow. A priminti cu lo bay traha pa mira con por adapte mas y den algun siman lo informa Antias con leu a yega.

ORANJESTAD – That the airline industry remains extremely volatile is clearly reflected with the effects of the volcanic eruption in Iceland. According to the International Air Traffic Association, the fall in traffic as a result of massive flight cancellations in Europe during the six days in April following the eruptions of an Icelandic volcano interrupted the industry’s recovery from the global financial crisis. “The ash crisis knocked back the global recovery – impacting carriers in all regions. Last month, we were within 1% of pre-crisis traffic levels in 2008. In April, that was pushed back to 7%,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

Demand for air travel is slowly increasing again especially with our US Airline partners. With many airlines not adding aircraft, or very minimal for the remainder of the year, passengers can expect to see fuller flights and higher airfares. At the same time airlines will be focusing on routes that will be most profitable.

American Airlines, decided strategically on system wide schedule adaptations to cooperate more closely on transatlantic flights with British Airways and Iberia. One of the many schedule adjustments has been the cancellation of seasonal winter service from Boston’s Logan Airport to Aruba for 2010 – 2011. American operated 5 to 6 weekly flights with B757 aircraft with a two seating configuration of business and economy cabins for a total of 188 seats. On the other hand, American Airlines has announced that as of November 18, 2010 it will increase nonstop service from New York’s JFK airport to Aruba from three (3) to four (4) times a week, conveniently flying on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday as of November 18, 2010. Aircraft will be B757 and offering Boston passengers an additional connection to Aruba via New York.

AirTran Airways who started scheduled nonstop weekly service from Atlanta and Orlando a few months ago, has announced to be expanding service to Aruba from Saturday to Saturday and Sunday service as of this coming winter season starting in November 2010 from both gateways. AirTran services Aruba with B737 aircraft with a two seating configuration of business and economy for a total of 137 seats.

“The importance of retention of air service and the efforts to diversify remain of primary concern to us” commented Peter Steinmetz, Managing Director AAA N.V. “We are definitely proceeding with cautious optimism and very much in cooperation with our airline and tourism partners as the industry is constantly evolving. Even though demand is on the rise, unexpected events such as a volcanic eruption referred to earlier on, can affect business in the blink of an eye. We need to be able to react quickly in order to minimize the impact on our air service and demand for Aruba”.

ORANJESTAD/HOUSTON- Late Sunday newswire services were reporting that the boards of United Airlines and Continental Airlines had agreed to a merger, a move that would create the world’s largest airline in terms of passenger numbers. The two airlines reportedly have agreed to an exchange ratio of 1.05 shares of UAL for each Continental share in an all-stock deal. Based on United’s stock price on Friday, United would pay $3.2 billion for Continental.

United shareholders reportedly would own 53 percent of the new company, which would be known as United, based on Chicago. UAL Chairman and CEO would become non-executive chairman of the newly combined airlines and Continental CEO would become CEO of the merged carrier. The two airlines began merger talks earlier this month, after breaking off similar negotiations two years ago. United also had merger talks with US Airways, but those negotiations ended without an agreement. United pilots have indicated that if certain conditions were met, they would approve of the deal. For more information, visit www.united.com or www.continental.com.

ORANJESTAD/COLOGNE – Lufthansa has introduced a mobile-friendly version of its MySkyStatus social networking tool, which automatically sends flight status updates to users’ Facebook and Twitter accounts as well as through personalized emails. The application is among a selection of free mobile services Lufthansa offers to accommodate increased demand among travelers. No matter what airline they’re flying with, passengers can use MySkyStatus to post regular updates about their travel plans, including departure and arrival times, as well as their reason for flying. The airline recognizes that consumers are increasingly using smartphones instead of their laptops while they travel. For more information visit www.lufthansa.com.

ORANJESTAD/SAO PAULO – Durante e bishita recien di Minister Otmar Oduber na Sao Paulo, Brasil por a nota un atencion grandisimo pa cu nos isla den varios medio di comunicacion Brasileño.
Hopi atencion a wordo poni riba e aspecto di e crecemento di turista Brasileño pa nos isla, specialmente den e promer kwartal di 2010 cual a conoce un aumento di 178%.Corantnan y demas medionan di comunicacion mas importante di e ciudad aki tabatin un cobertura completo riba e bishita di Minister Oduber y Aruba como destinacion turistico.
Minister Otmar Oduber a conta na medionan di comunicacion na Brasil cu ta spera cu pa fin di 2010 e crecemento di turistanan Brasileño lo ta rond di 50%.
Tambe nos Minister di Turismo a probecha e ocasion aki pa promociona e diferente eventonan cu tin e aña aki, a mustra e vision, maneho y proyectonan cu Gobierno tin pa cu nos industria turistico.
Sigur e cobertura pa nos isla durante bishita di trabou di Minister Oduber na Brasil tabata uno grandi y dentro di poco nos lo cuminsa wak e resultadonan di esaki. Pero manera Minister di Turismo mes ta bisa, esaki lo por wordo logra cnhuntamente cu e tremendo trabou di representantenan di ATA na Latinoamerica.