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As of November 19, 2020:

JetBlue launches new service between Aruba and Newark

one in which JetBlue antici- current travel environment.
pates increasing demand AAA is elated with this an-
for leisure travel. All new nouncement and could
flights take off in November not have come at a bet-
and December with seats ter time. “We are excited
on sale today. Jetblue’s to see yet another route
well known MINT service will added to AUA’s network
also be available on select as airlines and airports
flights out of Newark. face challenges rebuilding
routes and their networks,”
“This is the latest example according to Jo-Anne
of JetBlue’s ability to be Meaux-Arends, Air Service
nimble and play offense Development Manager
as we quickly adjust to at Aruba Airport. “It also
new customer behaviors serves as a confirmation
and booking patterns,” and further testament of
said Scott Laurence, head an airline’s ability to move
of revenue and planning, capacity around, despite
JetBlue. “This latest series the costly and operational
of new routes – even in the challenges they are cur-
current environment – ad- rently facing.
vances our revised network Queen Beatrix International
strategy, returns more air- Airport (AUA Airport) will be
ORANJESTAD — Aruba Air- JetBlue yesterday an- airline. Each route plays to craft to the skies and dou- more than ready to wel-
port Authority N.V. (AAA) nounced it will launch 24 JetBlue’s strengths in the bles down on our ability to come this new route to our
received the wonderful new routes later this year airline’s focus cities, in Flor- generate more cash soon.” network.”
news today that JetBlue aimed at immediately gen- ida, in Latin American and The announcement is the JetBlue is New York's Home-
Airways will launch a new erating cash and capturing the Caribbean or on cross- latest in a series of strategic town Airline®, and a cur-
route out of Newark (EWR), traffic on a variety of new, country – or transcontinen- moves JetBlue has made rently operates year-round
daily, starting November nonstop routes – many tal – flying. Every market has to accelerate its recovery service from Aruba to New
19, 2020. never flown before by the been uniquely identified as and generate cash in the York and Boston.q

World Suicide Prevention Day:

Now we should take care of each other

ing this COVID-19 crisis. who have passed and
What we can establish also serves as a global call
too on our island is the to check in with one an-
fact that people use more other. We can't physically
alcohol and possibly drugs touch each other at the
right no due to the inse- moment, but it is all the
cure times and the lock more important to inter-
down/curfew. The isola- pret the motto symbolical-
ORANJESTAD — These are is the time to take care of they feel they have no tion and economic loss ly — that we are actually
challenging times for peo- each other. one to turn to. Every death cause anxiety and people still there for each other
ple with mental issues. The affects an average of look for means to ease and take care of other.
COVID-19 pandemic is On this year's World Sui- 135 additional people — that uncomfortable feel- To all those people that
weighing heavy on those cide Prevention Day, Sep- amounting to 108 million ing. feel they cannot take any
that suffer from depres- tember 10, experts urge people who are impact- The World Suicide Pre- more: reach out to family,
sions and other mental that physical distancing ed every year. vention Day is an annual friends or organizations,
problems but the physi- doesn't mean we're so- global event organized by do not isolate yourself! To
cal distancing should not cially cut off. Every year, Aruba has no statistics the International Associa- all that know someone
cut them off socially. It is around 800,000 people available with regards to tion for Suicide Prevention who is having a hard time,
important right now that around the world die by the suicide deaths, but (IASP) and co-sponsored check upon them and do
governments realize that suicide. Some are from overall we can see an by the World Health Or- not forget about them as
the social support should large extended families, increase in people that ganization also remem- they need you more in this
be strengthened as NOW others are so lonely that need mental support dur- brances to mourn those time. q