Canada is expected to deliver Jamaica’s largest increase in airline seat capacity next winter as the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) expands service into new cities in a strategic push to accelerate the tourism sector’s recovery after Hurricane Melissa.

Director of Tourism Donovan White said Canada is poised to become Jamaica’s fastest-growing source market for airline seats, with new routes and expanded services planned by several carriers as the island looks beyond its traditional visitor base in Ontario.

“Canada is probably going to see the biggest growth in seat capacity starting next winter,” White told members of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s 65th Annual General Meeting at Sandals Dunn’s River.