Us, Dec. 8 -- When WestJet's inaugural Quebec City-Montego Bay flight descended onto the runway at Sangster International Airport on December 6, 2025, it was more than the touchdown of another winter-season route. It was a symbolic moment-one that blended resilience, renewal, and a quiet but unmistakable reaffirmation of confidence in Jamaica's future.

Just weeks earlier, Hurricane Melissa had carved its way across the island, disrupting infrastructure, forcing temporary hotel closures, and casting uncertainty over the crucial winter tourism season. In a nation where tourism supports hundreds of thousands of livelihoods, even a brief destabilization reverberates widely. Yet, as has often been the case in Jamaica's history, recovery began...