Spirit Airlines plans to increase the number of flights it operates from San Pedro Sula to five a week and open, in the future, a frequency between Tegucigalpa and Miami.
Up until now the airline has operated frequencies from San Pedro Sula to several cities in the United States and Canada, but is now examining, together with the Honduran government, the ability to operate in the short term, flights between Tegucigalpa and Miami.
The resort in the Caribbean of Honduras in which $98 million has been invested will open in early 2014.
The project is located in the Bay of Tela and has a golf course, a five-star hotel, spa and other areas . "The important thing is the impact it will have on the community, as more than 400 people will work on the project, most of the area, and I think the resort will bring great benefits to this region," said Camilo Atala, president of Indura .
With the start of operations of the new runway in the city of Gracias in Lempira, more tourist traffic is expected in the area.
According to Javier Enamorado, mayor in the area, the runway is 1,300 meters long and 80 meters wide. "These projects strengthen the area and today we are getting better prepared because the type of tourist who will come is more demanding," he added.
The Chamber of Tourism in Honduras said that operations in the early morning would enable new flight frequencies for both passengers and cargo.
Armando Funes, CANATURH’s vice president and president of the Airlines Association of Honduras, said that there are still "hours in the early morning which could be used to open new markets."
"The development of a country from the economic and tourism standpoint is conducted through air transport.
The island of Roatan will be home to one of the annual events of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association from June 21 – 26, 2009.
This is the 7th Conference of the Platinum Members of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), which will bring together executives of the major shipping lines coming into our territory and the representatives of national governments in the region.