Global Crossing Airlines Announces Long Term Charter Agreement to Provide Air Service into Cuba
Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. (JETMF) has entered a long-term agreement with Xael Charters to provide charter flights to four cities in Cuba, including Havana, Camaguey, Holguin, and Santa Clara, with 14 weekly flights. This partnership aims to support Cuban Americans in their travel needs and is anticipated to create a vital link for the Cuban population. GlobalX, which operates in various markets, will also expand into ACMI cargo services in 2023, adding to its capabilities. The announcement emphasizes the strategic collaboration between both companies in serving a critical market.
- Long-term agreement with Xael Charters to operate 14 charter flights per week to Cuba.
- Partnership enhances travel options for Cuban Americans.
- GlobalX expands its service offerings into ACMI cargo in 2023.
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MIAMI, Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. (JET: NEO; JET.B: NEO; JETMF: OTCQB) (the “Company” or “GlobalX”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a long term agreement with Xael Charters, one of the leading OFAC approved tour operators, to provide public charters/charter flights to four 4 cities in Cuba, with 14 flights per week to Havana, Camaguey, Holguin and Santa Clara, Cuba.
“We are delighted to be working with Xael, the oldest and most successful Public Charter Operator to Cuba, and their outstanding team, to provide these much needed public charters/charter flights for Cuban Americans who need to travel to Cuba, providing an important life line for the Cuban people,” said Ed Wegel, Chair and CEO of GlobalX.
“We are very excited to begin working with GlobalX. Our new partnership will help us continue our 25 years of service and dedication ensuring that our passengers get the best service as they travel to and from Cuba,” said Mercy Casals, President of Xael Charters Inc.
About Global Crossing Airlines
GlobalX is a US 121 domestic flag and supplemental Airline flying the Airbus A320 family aircraft. GlobalX flies as a passenger ACMI and charter airline serving the US, Caribbean, European and Latin American markets. In 2023, GlobalX will enter ACMI cargo service flying the A321 freighter. For more information, please visit www.globalxair.com.
For more information, please contact:
XAEL CONTACT:
Alejandro Casals, Executive Vice President of Xael Charters
Email: agcasals@xaelcharters.com
Tel: 305-643-2200
GLOBALX CONTACT:
David Dow, VP-Passenger Sales and Marketing
Email: david.dow@globalxair.com
Ryan Goepel, Chief Financial Officer
Email: ryan.goepel@globalxair.com
Tel: 786.751.8503
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain “forward looking statements” and “forward-looking information”, as defined under applicable United States and Canadian securities laws, concerning anticipated developments and events that may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s aircraft fleet size, the destinations that the Company intends to service, the destinations and frequencies of charter flights and the benefits of the agreement with Xael.
In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the receipt of financing to continue airline operations, the accuracy, reliability and success of GlobalX’s business model; GlobalX’s ability to accurately forecast demand; GlobalX will be able to successfully conclude definitive agreements for transactions subject to LOI; the timely receipt of governmental approvals; the success of airline operations of GlobalX; GlobalX’s ability to successfully enter new geographic markets; the legislative and regulatory environments of the jurisdictions where GlobalX will carry on business or have operations; the Company has or will have sufficient aircraft to provide the service; the impact of competition and the competitive response to GlobalX’s business strategy; the future price of fuel, and the availability of aircraft. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include risks related to, the ability to obtain financing at acceptable terms, the impact of general economic conditions, risks related to supply chain and labor disruptions, failure to retain or obtain sufficient aircraft, domestic and international airline industry conditions, failure to conclude definitive agreements for transactions subject to LOI, the effects of increased competition from our market competitors and new market entrants, passenger demand being less than anticipated, the impact of the global uncertainty created by COVID-19, future relations with shareholders, volatility of fuel prices, increases in operating costs, terrorism, pandemics, natural disasters, currency fluctuations, interest rates, risks specific to the airline industry, risks associated with doing business in foreign countries, the ability of management to implement GlobalX’s operational strategy, the ability to attract qualified management and staff, labor disputes, regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits; risks related to significant disruption in, or breach in security of GlobalX’s information technology systems and resultant interruptions in service and any related impact on its reputation; and the additional risks identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's reports and filings with applicable Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements. If GlobalX does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
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