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LOCAL Monday 23 noveMber 2020

AUA Airport welcomed new service to Aruba:

Direct flights between Newark and Aruba are now possible with JetBlue

destinations from which
their highly successful Mint
service that was launched
in 2015 is also provided on
select flights.

This inaugural flight is proof
that commitment, trust and
great teamwork between
JetBlue, Aruba Airport Au-
thority N.V. and all other es-
sential partners and stake-
holders are key factors in
the success of an airline
and a destination. We’re
confident that the Newark
service will surely be a suc-
cessful addition to JetBlue’s
routes network,” said AAA
CEO Joost Meijs. This inau-
gural flight is part of stra-
tegic moves JetBlue has
ORANJESTAD — Aruba Air- JetBlue is launching 24 new markets in which JetBlue JetBlue, our airline partner made to accelerate its re-
port Authority N.V. (AAA) routes this year aimed at anticipates increasing de- of 14 years and currently covery and generate cash
in the presence of Aruba’s immediately generating mand for leisure travel. the second largest carrier in the current travel envi-
Minister of Tourism Dangui cash and capturing traffic for Aruba, has decided to ronment, and this couldn’t
Oduber, ATA CEO Ronella on a variety of new, non- Despite being in a different expand its presence with have come in a better time
Tjin Asjoe-Croes, AHATA stop routes – many never global scenario, the AUA nonstop service to Aruba for Aruba as a tourism des-
CEO Tisa LaSorte, JetBlue flown before by the airline, Airport team managed to from New York – Newark on tination. It also serves as a
General Manager AUA/ and Aruba is happy to be celebrate and welcome Saturdays and Sundays on confirmation and further
CUR Karen King and other one of the chosen destina- this inaugural flight with JetBlue’s Airbus A321neo testament of an airline’s
partners and stakeholders tions by the airline partner a very limited number of aircraft. Also offering flights ability to move capacity
welcomed JetBlue’s inau- of 14 years. guests, while following all from Fort Lauderdale, New around; despite the costly
gural flight out of Newark the protocols to ensure the York-JFK and Boston, this is and operational challeng-
(EWR) to AUA Airport. Aruba has been uniquely health and safety for every- JetBlue’s 4th gateway to es they are currently fac-
identified as one of the one. “We’re ecstatic that Aruba as one of the key ing. q

The history of Aruba

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Betico Croes
The young and dynamic
politician Gilberto François
(‘Betico’) Croes from Santa
Cruz founded the political
party Moviemento Elector-
al di Pueblo (MEP) in 1971.
As leader of this party, he
was an advocate of the
realization of the 'Status
Aparte' for Aruba in the
seventies and eighties. He
died in the year the Status
Aparte took effect, 1986

Tourism
In 1959, the first major resort
on Palm Beach was con-
structed. Next to the Aruba
Caribbean Hotel, other so-
called High-rise hotels were
built. Several smaller hotels
were built as well, like those
on Eagle Beach. Tourism
has grown to become the
major employer on the is-
land, next to the refinery.
Source: http://www.histo-
riadiaruba.aw/. q