Continental will launch a new direct line between New York and Port-au-Prince

A new direct line between New York (United States of America) and Port-au-Prince (Haiti) will be launched in June, learned Signal FM. The initiative is the airline Continental Airlines.Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:25 p.m.
A new direct line between New York (United States of America) and Port-au-Prince (Haiti) will be launched in June, learned Signal FM. The initiative is the airline Continental Airlines.

On June 9, 2011, the date chosen by the American company to start its three weekly flights will leave Newark International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. According to what she said, the flights will become daily from 1 st July.

Continental Airlines officials have said that the connection will be carried on board the Boeing 737-800 with 160 seats (16 first and 144 in economy), with scheduled departure at 9:25 am for arrival in Port-au-Prince at 12:15. While the return flight will depart at 13:20 Toussaint Louverture airport to land at Newark at 18:15.

"We are pleased to offer this new service to Port-au-Prince, the 27th Caribbean destination of Continental, welcomed John Slater, vice president sales-Americas, United Airlines, which merged with the company Star Alliance in October 2010. This merger will be implemented this year and finalized in 2012.

Before the merger, none of them served Haiti contrary to American Airlines, Air Canada, Delta, Spirit Airlines and Air Transat.