More ways to get to Dominica for Creole Week and the 12th Annual Dominica World Creole Music Festival

ROSEAU, Dominica: The Discover Dominica Tourism Authority Tuesday announced that Win Air, Carib Aviation and LIAT, the regional Caribbean airline, have initiated additional non-stop service between several strategic hubs and Dominica.

The regional airports being serviced include St Lucia’s Hewanorra Airport (UVF), St Lucia George Charles (SLU), Antigua (ANU), St. Maarten (SXM), Dominica Melville Hall (DOM) and Dominica Canefield Airport (DCF), located on the western portion of the island just 10 minutes drive from the capital city of Roseau

“We are extremely pleased that our continuing labors in crafting new routes and airlift solutions has led us to welcome this new air service into Dominica,” commented Steve Bornn, Director of Tourism for the Discover Dominica Tourism Authority. “It provides additional options for our visitors flying from the U.S. and. internationally as well as within the Caribbean and for those guests who stay at properties that are situated on the western part of the island.”

LIAT has added special flights to accommodate travelers visiting Dominica for Creole Week and the 12th Annual Dominica World Creole Music Festival, as follows:

October 27 and 29: Flt #618 Dep. UVF 4:00p.m. Arr. DOM4:40p.m.

Dep. DOM 4:55p.m. Arr. ANU 5:35p.m.

October 26, 28, 30: Flt#657 Dep. ANU 4:00p.m. Arr. DOM 4:40p.m.

Flt#658 Dep. DOM 5:00p.m. Arr. ANU 5:40p.m.

November 4, 5, 7: Flt#621 Dep. ANU 1:00p.m. Arr. DOM 1:40p.m.

Flt#620 Dep. DOM 2:00p.m. Arr. ANU 2:40p.m.

November 4 and 9: Flt#623 Dep. DOM 11:50a.m. Arr. UVF 12:30p.m.

Flt#622 Dep. UVF 12:50p.m. Arr. DOM 1:30p.m.

LIAT will operate a 19-seat DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft for these flights. Regularly scheduled service will resume on November 8, 2008.

Now until December 31, 2008; Win Air will operate a 19-seat DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft from St. Maarten (SXM) to Dominica on Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s, as follows-

Flt#901 Dep. SXM 8:30a.m. Arr. DCF 9:30a.m.

Flt#902 Dep. DCF 10:20a.m. Arr. SXM 11:45a.m.

For the month of October 2008, the WinAir flight will operate daily.

Now until December 31, 2008; Carib Aviation will fly from Antigua to Dominica daily except Tuesday’s, as follows-

Flt#121 Dep. ANU 11:35a.m. Arr. DCF 12:25p.m

Dep. DCF 12:45p.m. Arr. SLU 1:25p.m.

Flt#120 Dep. SLU 1:45p.m. Arr. DCF 2:25p.m.

Dep. DCF 2:45p.m. Arr. ANU 3:35p.m.

The flights are operated by Carib Aviation (3Q) in a codeshare agreement with LIAT (LI). Carib Aviation will operate a 19 seat DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft for these flights.