In addition to the already successful charter flight out of Milan, Italy, a company out of Spain has announced a new charter service utilizing Roatan's Fantasy Island as the destination. Taking the credit for the deal is Ricardo Martinez, Honduras Minister of Tourism. This excerpt from a local newspaper...
The Honduran official told the press that he signed the agreement for opening the route to the Spanish consortium Orizonia under the XXIX edition of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) held in Madrid from January 28 to 1 past February.
The full path is Madrid-Cancun (Mexico), Roatan, as detailed.
The agreement, Martinez said, that there will be 12 weekly flights with 150 passengers on Roatan from June, with arrival on Saturday and that "if successful, will remain as a permanent route.
The date of the inaugural flight to Roatan has not yet been determined, told Acan-Efe a spokesman for the Honduran Ministry of Tourism.
The minister said the agreement with Orizonia was supported by the Spanish groups M Privilege and Resorts, which already operate on the island and found that Roatan, our main destination for sun and beach, has the capacity and quality responsive to host high-level groups large and demanding. "
Martinez said he signed the agreement with the directors and Commercial Diving Orizonia, Juan Martín Benítez and Arto Jesus."
