Jamaica welcomed WestJet’s new weekly flight from Québec Metropolis, Canada, to Montego Bay on December 6, the newest signal of the nation’s rebound from Hurricane Melissa and a vote of confidence in its tourism resilience.
Canada’s Excessive Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman, and his spouse, Allison, joined a delegation of trade stakeholders at Sangster Worldwide Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, to mark the inaugural arrival.
Excessive Commissioner Berman mentioned Canada’s swift, constructive response to Jamaica’s restoration underscores a long-standing friendship and shared values in tradition, sports activities and tourism.
He added that the brand new route demonstrates that Jamaica stays open for enterprise and “larger issues to return”.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, hailed the industrial milestone as greater than a elevate in air service.
He mentioned the Quebec Metropolis route strengthens Jamaica’s bid to draw 600,000 Canadian guests yearly and to generate about US$750 million in tourism earnings by 2030.
The service is a part of WestJet’s winter 2025/26 schedule and comes after the two-carrier merger that folded Sunwing’s community into WestJet’s.
In the meantime, Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, thanked WestJet for choosing Jamaica and pledged that Montego Bay will keep a protected, seamless, high-quality tourism product as the town heads into the December 15 begin of the winter season.
Regional Tourism Supervisor for the Jamaica Vacationer Board, Odette Dyer, and President of the Montego Bay Chapter of the Jamaica Lodge and Vacationer Affiliation (JHTA), Kerry Ann Quallo Casserly, spoke in help of the route and Jamaica’s restoration efforts.
Director of Tourism, Donovan White, mentioned the route is proof that Jamaica can recuperate with out sacrificing visitor security or expertise.
Regional Director for Canada, Angella Bennett, mentioned the partnership with WestJet displays Canadian confidence in Jamaica’s enchantment and resilience.
The inaugural flight touched down as Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to revive infrastructure and rebuild customer confidence after Hurricane Melissa’s impression.
WestJet’s Québec Metropolis–Montego Bay service will function as soon as weekly, offering Canadian travellers simpler entry to Jamaica’s seashores, tradition, and hospitality.
The launch reinforces Jamaica’s broader technique to diversify its tourism markets and speed up progress within the post-storm interval because the nation works to recuperate whereas sustaining a powerful deal with security and repair high quality for guests.
“The truth that we’re seeing an inaugural flight solely a month after a monster category-five storm speaks quantity about our state of readiness and what our guests really feel about Jamaica as a vacation spot,” mentioned Government Director of Jamaica Holidays (JAMVAC), Pleasure Roberts.
