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Jamaica Gleaner News - Air Jamaica sheds pounds - JTB boss says Heathrow route unsustainable - Friday | May 25, 2007

Jamaica Gleaner News - Air Jamaica sheds pounds - JTB boss says Heathrow route unsustainable - Friday May 25, 2007: "Operating at a loss of US$20 million (J$1.35 billion) per year on the Heathrow, London route has become 'unsustainable' for the national airline, Air Jamaica, said chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison.
As a result, the airline is reviewing its options with scheduled carriers Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, the JTB chairman admitted yesterday."
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