On July 18th InselAir operated a successful inaugural flight from Curaçao to Caracas, Venezuela. In Caracas InselAir was welcomed by Venezuelan Minister of Tourism A. Fleming.
The Inaugural flight started with a small celebration and toast at Hato International Airport in Curaçao. Speeches were held by Chairman of the InselAir supervisory board, H van der Kwast, Lic. S. Alvarado-Rossel The consul of Venezuela and high officials such as Curaçao Prime minister and minister of General Affairs, G. Schotte and Curaçao Minister of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning, C. Cooper.
Chairman of the InselAir supervisory board mr. H van der Kwast, opened the evening focusing on the growth InselAir has gone through in the last five years. “InselAir is growing fast, with the start up of the route to Medellin, the route to Charlotte and now the new route to Caracas, in the last 4 months. ” He also congratulated the InselAir board, management and all employees with the fast-growing airline. “InselAir is focusing on the training of new employees that will be added to the more than 300 employees, which helped grow InselAir to what it is today.” Van der Kwast also stated that from 2012 InselAir will surpass the milestone of transporting 1 million passengers a year.
The celebration ended with a short speech by InselAir CEO A. Kluijver in which he emphasized the importance of this new route and 15th destination for InselAir.
In Caracas, together with InselAir representatives, the new route was also celebrated in presence of Venezuelan Minister of Tourism A. Fleming and Venezuelan Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Latin America and the Caribbean M. Mendoza. In his speech, InselAir Chief International and General Affairs, E. Heerenveen focused on the importance of the historic relationship between Venezuela and Curacao. During which the Venezuelan Minister of Tourism gave his full support for the InselAir flights between Caracas and Curacao. Airport authority was also present.
The inaugural flight arrived back in Curaçao at 1.20AM on Tuesday June 19th.
The inaugural flight was the first flight in the new schedule. InselAir operates between Curaçao and Caracas each workday. Flights are on sale for a special introduction price of $150 until August 1st.