Tortug'Air Departs On Inaugural Ft. Lauderdale To Cap-Haitien Route

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Tortug’Air, the leader in regional airline services within Haiti, announces a partnership with U.S. operator Aerodynamics, Inc. (ADI) to fly the newly established route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida direct to Cap-Haitien, Haiti daily. ADI will operate 50 seat Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft on the route. Limited operations into Haiti’s most populated northern city, has opened the door for an additional operator offering such service. Up until Tortug’Air’s inaugural flight, no other airline offered seven day service into Cap-Haitien.

“Tortug’ Air has a loyal customer base within Haiti and to neighboring destinations but was lacking an international connection” says Scott Beale, ADI’s CEO. “There is a need for daily service into Cap-Haitien since the only other major airport is Port-au-Prince in the southern portion of the country. Limited infrastructure and roads make the drive from Haiti’s capital city to Cap-Haitien a very real challenge”. Knowing that Tortug’Air and ADI will help connect the Haitian community gives this partnership an essential purpose."

Tortug’Air, based in Port-au-Prince Haiti, was established in 2003. The airline serves as Haiti’s national flag carrier and launched its first flight in 2004 with domestic connections to five major cities within Haiti. Since then Tortug’ Air has expanded its routes and capabilities and now provides international links to neighboring countries including scheduled services to Nassau, Santo Domingo, Aruba and Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The addition of the Fort Lauderdale to Cap-Haitien flight will make Tortug’Air the only air carrier with established seven day service between the two cities. For more information please visit www.tortugair.com