FLYING HIGH

It’s easier than ever to get to Martinique on regularly-scheduled flights offered by two major U.S. air carriers—

Beginning on December 15, 2007, Delta Air Lines will resume weekly nonstop service between its Atlanta hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Aeroport International Martinique Aime Cesaire (formerly known as Le Lamentin Airport) near the island’s capital of Fort-de-France.

Delta flight #409 leaves from Atlanta every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and arrives in Martinique at 3:45 in the afternoon local time. The return flight #410 also departs from Fort-de-France on Saturday—leaving at 4:05 p.m. and touching down at 7:40 p.m. in Atlanta.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is not only Delta’s headquarters airport, it also ranks among the busiest hubs in the world. Plus, it’s known for efficiency and ease of use compared to other airports of similar size and volume of flight activity. Passengers flying through Hartsfield-Jackson on Delta and nearly every other airline serving the entire U.S. can make an easy, one-stop connection to and from Martinique on these flights.

The Boeing 737 800 aircraft on this route has 16 first class seats and 134 seats in the economy cabin. For up-to-date scheduling information and reservations go to www.delta.com

American Eagle continues its daily nonstop service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fort-de-France. (Flights are reduced to four flights weekly during the low season in September and October.)

Flight #5106 leaves from San Juan at 12:25 p.m. and reaches Martinique at 2:25 p.m. The return flight #5107 takes off from Aime Cesaire Airport at 2:50 p.m. and arrives in San Juan at 4:45 p.m.

These flights are great for travelers from New York and Miami, which both have frequent, convenient service to Puerto Rico. The planes on American Eagle’s San Juan/Fort-de-France route are ATR72 turboprops with room for 64 passengers.

For details and reservations about these flights go to the American Airlines website at www.aa.com

If you would like to learn more about the pleasures of tourism on Martinique, please contact the Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA at info@martinique.org