Air Jamaica is offering special flights to accommodate cricket fans wishing to attend the semi-finals and the final match of the Cricket World Cup (CWC) in the eastern Caribbean.

Richard Lue, director of CWC and special events at Air Jamaica, said the national airline would be offering special flights to the semi-finals in St. Lucia and the final match in Barbados on April 24 and 28 respectively.

He said the flights will depart Jamaica between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., and leave for the return flight about 8:00 p.m. Also, a special flight has been arranged to depart Barbados for the semi-final match in Jamaica on April 24.

Rescheduled its flight

In addition to those flights, Lue said Air Jamaica has rescheduled its flight from Fort Lauderdale to Jamaica to accommodate persons wanting to attend the match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe on March 19 and the West Indies versus Ireland on March 23. Mr. Lue said flight #38 will leave Fort Lauderdale at 6:45 a.m. for Jamaica on the days specified.

According to Mr. Lue, bookings so far have been robust. He noted, however, that while the airline could offer more flights, it had to be prudent as most bookings were one-directional, meaning the plane would fly empty on the return flight.

In the meantime, Mr. Lue said Air Jamaica was benefiting significantly from the traffic to the other Caribbean islands for the Cricket World Cup. He said a lot of the visitors were connecting through the Montego Bay hub, where many overnight before transferring to the smaller islands.