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HABLA RUPTION

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Date: 12:13 04/30 2010

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Come midnight the curtains will come down on an era in Jamaica's aviation history.

After 41 years of being the country's national airline Air Jamaica will be taken over by Caribbean Airlines come Saturday.

Air Jamaica was established in October 1968 and officially commenced operations on April 1 the following year.

However, after racking up billions of dollars in debts and incurring huge losses, the Government announced two years ago that it was time for the airline to be taken off its books.

Air Jamaica President, Bruce Nobles says all is in place for the transfer of ownership.

He explained that during the transition period the Loverbird will remain in the sky and there will be minimal changes to its operations.

"Air Jamaica is going to continue exactly as it is today, Saturday and Sunday and for a number of months afterwards we will be operating under a contract with Caribbean Airlines but people will still book under Air Jamaica, the planes will look the same, they will be the same we will operate under the same operating authority, everything will continue for a number of months," Mr. Nobles said.

Caribbean Airlines will initially continue serving routes from: New York to Montego Bay and Kingston; Baltimore to Montego Bay; Philadelphia to Montego Bay; Toronto to Kingston; Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay; and Fort Lauderdale to Kingston.

Plans for other routes will be announced by the Trinidadian air carrier.

And as expected there is much sadness at Air Jamaica this morning as workers prepare for the change in the airline's ownership.

Reservation Agent and Union Delegate at Air Jamaica, Khurt Fletcher, described the workers' mood as a mixture of sadness and apprehension.

He says employees are trying to come to grips with the reality that in a few hours the airline will be placed under foreign control.

"For the most part, people are a little bit anxious, unsure how to react. I have spoken to many people in reservation and it is quite sad. They know that tomorrow [Friday] will come but they are not sure what to expect, a few tears have been shed," Mr. Fletcher said.

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"For the most part, people are a little bit anxious, unsure how to react. I have spoken to many people in reservation and it is quite sad. They know that tomorrow [Friday] will come but they are not sure what to expect, a few tears have been shed," Mr. Fletcher said. a bad news again for Jamaica -- Edited by Kelia on Friday 30th of April 2010 04:18:17 PM __________________