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Grand Cayman – Honduras Flights Taking Off

News on January 4, 2012 by gringa| Comments Off

A Central American airline that established commercial passenger service between Honduras and Grand Cayman last summer has reported steady growth during recent months, including a sizeable jump in holiday traffic.

Bob Connor, a representative in the Cayman Islands for Aerolineas Sosa, said Monday the Honduras-based carrier had to bring in extra flights to support additional holiday travellers and their luggage. A pair of Wednesday flights were added – the first on 21 December, 2011, and the latter today (Wednesday, 4 January, 2012) – to complement the regularly scheduled flights offered by the airline on Fridays and Sundays since August.

Mr. Connor said Aerolineas Sosa, which offers twice-weekly roundtrip passenger service between its hub at Goloson International Airport in La Ceiba, Honduras and Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, also had to fly in a cargo plane to help with excess holiday luggage. Aerolineas Sosa operates the route with a 50-seat Bombardier regional jet.

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Honduras Motorcycle Ban Impedes Commuters

News on December 10, 2011 by Administrator| Comments Off

Motorcycle Passengers

Photo by Keith Bacongco

Motorcycles and scooters are a common mode of transportation in Honduras, and typically carry more than one person – often way more. On a trip through the country a few years ago, I saw entire families packed onto the backs of dirt bikes careening through Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and the country roads in between. And while cars certainly make up the majority of the traffic on the clogged urban streets of the big cities in Honduras, motorcycles are – as in many developing countries – a major ingredient of road traffic.

Banning multiple riders on motorcycles seems to hit the lower-income segment of the population hard. These are people who likely rely on the motorcycle or dirt bike as the sole vehicle for their entire family. Not allowing them to couple trips will likely put a strain on families’ abilities to get where and what they need. While preventing drive-by murders is a noble goal, it seems that this ban on motorcycle passengers will be more effective at preventing regular people from getting around.

Excerpts from article by Nate Berg: Honduran Commuters Hurt by Rule to Prevent Drive-By Shootings

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Amapala May Benefit from Inter-Oceanic Railway

News on May 18, 2011 by Administrator| Comments Off

The President, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and a representative of the English consortium, K GROUP INC., Salim Khaireddine, signed, in the Council of Ministers, a memorandum of understanding to conduct feasibility studies for an inter-oceanic railway project in the country, covering the corridor between Amapala in the Pacific, and Puerto Castilla in the Caribbean.

The railroad would provide for the Port of Castilla to connect with Amapala. This could lead to bringing large vessels to the area, generating a substantial increase in imports and exports, and generating employment.

The Presidential Commissioner for Project Management, Mauro Membreño, said the signing of the agreement with the British firm will help President Lobo Sosa’s Government’s policy to dream about the development of Honduras…continue Amapala news article here.

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