Aéroports de Montréal announced a new destination from Canada’s Montréal–Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport for the 2011–2012 winter season.
A total of 42 destinations are on offer this winter, and Sunwing Airlines (http://www.sunwings.ca) plans to increase its overall sun routes capacity by 27%. The carrier has announced weekly service to La Ceiba, Honduras beginning November 21, 2011 through March 12, 2012.
Consumers in Honduras face a string of increases. Beginning on April 1st this year, passengers will be paying a fee increase of 8.55 lempiras (45 cents) at the International Airports.
The decision was reviewed and signed yesterday between the authorities of the Superintendent of the Public-Private Alliance and the InterAirports company.
Currently, domestic passengers when they leave the country pay $34.35. The new fee is to be $34.80; a difference of 45 cents. In the cargo area, a fixed rate of $2.50 is incorporated for the International Organization of Regional Sanitation (Organización Internacional Regional Sanitaria [OIRSA]), and an airport security fee of $2.00.
Foreign passengers who now pay a $37.35 departure tax at the airport, next month will pay $37.80, a raise also of 45 cents. The total amount that foreigners pay includes the ORISA fee of $2.50, a migration fee of $3.00, and a port security fee of $2.00.
The tax on domestic travel is currently 32.89 lempiras; the new cost will be 35.03 lempiras, an increase of 2.14 lempiras.
Rates in lempiras are governed by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH) between January and December each year. The aforementioned CPI over the previous year was 6.50 percent.
The Minister of Soptravi, Miguel Pastor, announced that tonight a new security program will begin for the protection of traveling Honduran citizens, tourists, and students in the capital. The plan, which will be implemented between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm, will include most of the routes serviced by public transportation vehicles, especially those who have reported the highest crime rates.
Minister Pastor said they will be coordinating with the Ministry of Security and transportation leaders, and will be giving protection for “internal and external” users. Each transportation unit will have at least one armed police officer on board who is in communication with the other officers on other buses. In cases where a policeman cannot be aboard, the bus will be escorted by a patrol unit.
Additionally, there will be police surveillance at bus stops throughout the Tegucigalpa area.
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