Air Jamaica suspended flights from Baltimore

[Sasha_Cool 0]

I am planning on going to Jamaica for my fiance's interview. Come to find out Air Jamaica suspended their service for the summer period from Baltimorebeginning July 1st. When I went to Jamaica in April, I found out my flight to Baltimore was cancelled and the were offering a flight to Philadelphia with ground transportation to Baltimore. Then to take the plane to use to service other heavier traffic routes, but coincidentally at the same time the are offering services from Nassau to Kingston. I love Air Jamaica because out of a lot of airlines that fly to Jamaica you can get a direct flight without layovers. Also, I would like to share this they have had so really stupid flight schedules. For instance, if I were to fly to Kingston and to come back to Baltimore, I would have to fly to Mobay in the evening and leave to Baltimore the next day in the morning. I have seen some other ridiculous flight schedules and I just wonder who makes these type of executive decisions. Has anyone recently felt frustrated with Air Jamaica since they have been bought out by Caribbean Airlines? Sorry yall had to vent a bit.

[Indy90 21]

I am planning on going to Jamaica for my fiance's interview. Come to find out Air Jamaica suspended their service for the summer period from Baltimorebeginning July 1st. When I went to Jamaica in April, I found out my flight to Baltimore was cancelled and the were offering a flight to Philadelphia with ground transportation to Baltimore. Then to take the plane to use to service other heavier traffic routes, but coincidentally at the same time the are offering services from Nassau to Kingston. I love Air Jamaica because out of a lot of airlines that fly to Jamaica you can get a direct flight without layovers. Also, I would like to share this they have had so really stupid flight schedules. For instance, if I were to fly to Kingston and to come back to Baltimore, I would have to fly to Mobay in the evening and leave to Baltimore the next day in the morning. I have seen some other ridiculous flight schedules and I just wonder who makes these type of executive decisions. Has anyone recently felt frustrated with Air Jamaica since they have been bought out by Caribbean Airlines? Sorry yall had to vent a bit.

There is a lot that goes into these decisions and I doubt that it truly is a stupid decision. Airlines are a business meant to make money (although they often don't). While flying from Kingston to Nassau might seem ridiculous, I imagine that they make more money due to lack of competition. They probably charge much higher rates because of this.

[Sasha_Cool 0]

There is a lot that goes into these decisions and I doubt that it truly is a stupid decision. Airlines are a business meant to make money (although they often don't). While flying from Kingston to Nassau might seem ridiculous, I imagine that they make more money due to lack of competition. They probably charge much higher rates because of this.

I can understand maybe leaving from a US city to increase revenue, but from Kingston to Nassau highly unlikely. They may have some ridership for those wanting to connect in Jamaica. Also rates will not be higher leaving from Kingston to Nassau because of the distance it is from the island. The further the distance, the higher the ticket and the last time I checked Ba;timore is further away from Kingston than it is from Nassau. My point of the whol matter is not to suspend the service, in the past they have combined flights with other cities to have full capacity. We have a large base of Jamaican's in our area and like the fact that the airline is able to fly direct without having to spend hours and hours in layovers and risk having your lugguage lost in the process. When we jamaicans travel, they probably make more money in luggugae being overweight or in excess than how much we pay in ticket prices. Despite the changes and craziness, I will still stand by them. I dont like it, but until I win the lottery I would just have to deal with it, lol.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Sasha -- have you looked at AIRTRAN

[Sasha_Cool 0]

Sasha -- have you looked at AIRTRAN

Airtran is a bit more expensive, if I was traveling alone it would be no problem but I am traveling with my daughter as well. I decided to Air Ja going doing and do a connecting flight coming back.