Haiti’s Tortug’Air Begins Fort Lauderdale-to-Cap-Haitien Service

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - June 9, 2014

Above: a Tortug’Air plane (Photo: Tortug’Air)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Haiti-based airline Tortug’Air has officially launched service between Fort Lauderdale and Cap-Haitien.

The Port-au-Prince-based carrier made its inaugural flight from Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.

It had been previously only serving routes locally within Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The company said it was additionally planning to begin service to Nassau in the Bahamas.

Tortug-Air is flying between the two cities daily beginning with the Cap-Haitien-FLL leg at 10 AM, with a flying time of about 1:45.

The company is operating the service on an Embraer ERJ-145 twin-jet plane.

From Anguilla to Aruba, the Best Caribbean Beaches to Visit This Summer

Forget the Hamptons, forget Santorini. And Florida? There’s a reason snowbirds go home in the summer. If you’re looking for a summertime beach getaway, the Caribbean is it. The water is deliciously warm, the trade winds keep you cool and […]

From Belize to Grenada, 10 Little Caribbean Beach Resorts to Visit Right Now

There are different resorts for different vacations, different tastes, different moods. For some, there’s something delicious about a pint-sized, tiny Caribbean resort, where the emphasis is on the intimate, the serene. Where the soundtrack isn’t a piped-in DJ set, but […]

Southwest Airlines Is Starting New Flights to Turks and Caicos, Cayman and The Bahamas

Orlando has become an increasingly important source market for Caribbean travel in recent years, with carriers like Spirit and JetBlue adding new routes to the region to destinations like Cancun, Punta Cana and Puerto Rico. Now, another carrier has is […]

MSC Is Launching Its New Megaship in Miami Next April

MSC Cruises is launching its new megaship in Miami in April 2025, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. The company’s newest ship is custom-designed for the US market, and it will be the brand’s first with seven different onboard “districts.” MSC […]

JetBlue Is Adding Another New Caribbean Destination

Last week, JetBlue announced plans to launch flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines. Now, the carrier is planning another high-profile launch of a new nonstop route. So where is the New York City-based airline going next? JetBlue is officially headed […]

How Capital Signal Is Leading the Caribbean Marine Construction Industry

In a region of islands, marine construction isn’t just important — it’s essential. For more than three decades, one company has been at the forefront of marine construction: Trinidad and Tobago’s Capital Signal, which has worked on some of the […]

SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.

No. Thank You