TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2017 /CNW/ - Sunwing continues to closely monitor Hurricane Irma and its impact on the destinations that we fly to. Eastern Cuba is now under a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning. The Cuban Government has prioritized evacuation from the cayos (or islands) where we currently have customers: Cayo Coco and Cayo Santa Maria. We have also been informed that all airports in the affected region will be closing this evening at 5pm. Consequently, the local authorities have advised us to make arrangements to transfer our passengers from the above destinations to Varadero where we will overnight them in all-inclusive hotels and fly them home the next day. Varadero International Airport is expected to remain open during this period. To summarize, we will be adding 10 flights to repatriate our customers as follows:
All southbound flights to these destinations between September 6th and 10th have been cancelled. Flights to Varadero and Manzanillo are currently scheduled to operate as normal, however more flexible policies are in effect for customers seeking to rebook or change destination. Our local representatives are available on site or by phone to provide assistance to customers in making changes to their travel arrangements.
All new flight times are being posted at http://www.sunwing.ca/arrdepinfo.asp as they become available.
About Sunwing
As the #1 to the sun and North America's largest vertically integrated travel company, Sunwing has more flights to the south than any other leisure carrier with convenient direct service from over 34 airports across Canada to over 50 popular sun destinations. This scale enables Sunwing to negotiate the best deals and exclusive offers at all of the top-rated resorts across the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. Renowned for its award-winning service, Sunwing is consistently voted the #1 leisure airline by travel agents and is the perennial winner of the Consumer Choice Award. Customers can look forward to starting their vacation off in style with award-winning inflight service, which features a complimentary glass of sparkling wine, tea and coffee and non-alcoholic beverage service; together with a buy on board menu of light meals and snacks (including kids' choices) inspired by Food Network Canada Celebrity Chef, Lynn Crawford. Sunwing customers also benefit from the assistance of the company's own knowledgeable destination representatives, who greet them upon arrival and support them throughout their vacation journey.
*on board service varies dependent on destination
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