The website for an airline which promised direct flights from Florida to Dominica has gone blank.
CIT Airways’ Facebook page has also been deactivated.
Dominica News Online understands the website went blank at around midnight on Monday.
When DNO contacted CIT’s office in the US, someone who answered the telephone said, “there have been some changes” without elaborating.
Attempts to contact marketing director of the airline, Jeffrey Wade, proved futile on Monday.
Meanwhile, Head of the Dominica Airport and Sea Port Authority (DASPA), Benoit Bardouille told DNO on Monday that discussions with the airline are still ongoing.
When asked if he has knowledge that CIT Airway’s website and Facebook page had been taken down, Bardouille said he is unaware of this, stating that it is strictly the decision of the airline’s management.
“We don’t know of that … that is strictly their decision, we are having discussions with the airline,” he said
When asked whether CIT Airways will begin flying in January 2014, as promised, Benoit also stated that the decision rests with the airline.
“I can’t tell you that… that is strictly a decision that they have to make after all the necessary details that is required have been finalized,” he said.
CIT Airlines (Caribbean Island Transport) came to public knowledge in November, saying on its website that it will begin offering flights from Fort Lauderdale to Dominica in January 2014.
“CIT Airways is the national carrier of Dominica offering non stop flights to and from Fort Lauderdale direct to the island of Dominica. The company is a brand new company set up in Florida and is owned by Dominica nationality to help build the country’s economy while providing a viable solution to discover Dominica,” the site, before it went blank, proclaimed.
Wade, told DNO in November that negotiations with the government of Dominica were in the final stages.
News of the airline created much excitement among travellers to Dominica since the island suffers a shortage of airlifts.
When I said it was ‘alas pure fantasty, but nice idea’ on the original thread, I got a number of thumbs down. Not wishing to gloat but……I told you so!
OMG people, Politian are like lawyers they lie like shit and will sell you to the devil if the have to, the votes are need to stay in power so they created an airline which can not be identified. Hope the people doing so knows that fraud is a crime in America. By the way have the airline come in to do a test run of the runway or any hiring for the airport counter positions. WAKE UP DOMINICA! WAKE UP!
The site went blank. Funny. Bougos bougos bougus.Bunch of empty promises. Fakers
Dominica deserves every single bit of disappointment it gets. its own people drag it down and nail it to the ground. Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. Almost every one was totally against the airline flying to D/A or doing business there, because of so called shady business person allegedly running its operations. When you people come to grips with reality, things will manifest in a positive light. Don’t freaking complain now that the airline took down its social media and web pages and won’t come to D/A. Dominicans should study the power of words, then remove the parrot off of the national flag! Allu talk too much!
The owner of Hummingbird Airlines stated a few weeks ago that DA only gets about 200 passengers a day landing at Melville Hall. So if that new airline flying people to and from DA solely, how the hell they expect to make this a profitable endeavor. DA folks we need to do some research and do some thinking before we jump up and endorse every made-up plans involving our island
but where peeping tom nuh?
most people who read about this airline knew that it was never going to operate by Jan. Most of us knew it would probably never fly because nothing added up. The good news is that the Government has not given them any money to our knowledge. The bad news is that some people really thought they would fly Mia to Dom in Jan so they were fooled. Nice try Blair Webb.
This is the information of the domain and who it was registered to and when… enjoy:
HOIS information for citairways.com:***
[Querying whois.verisign-grs.com]
[whois.verisign-grs.com]
Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: CITAIRWAYS.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.JUSTHOST.COM
Name Server: NS2.JUSTHOST.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 06-nov-2013
Creation Date: 06-nov-2013
Expiration Date: 06-nov-2014
Yesteray I looked up the information to website and it was registered to Kathlene Conway, it is missing today and furthermore, the website was registered in Utah not Florida.
CITAIRWAYS.COM [ Site Info Traceroute RBL/DNSBL lookup ]
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Registrar URL http://registrar.godaddy.com
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Updated 06-Nov-2013
Expires 06-Nov-2014
Time Left 316 days 10 hours 30 minutes
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DNS servers NS1.JUSTHOST.COM 67.212.166.234
NS2.JUSTHOST.COM 67.212.167.26
CITAIRWAYS.COM – Geo Information
IP Address
173.254.28.83 Whois Trace Route DNSBL lookup
Host citairways.com
Location US US, United States
City Provo, UT 84606
Organization Unified Layer
ISP Unified Layer
AS Number AS46606 Unified Layer
Latitude 40°21’81” North
Longitude 111°61’33” West
Distance 9743.77 km (6054.50 miles)
This Airline thing is such a farce. All I’m hearing from DASPA spokesman is, negotiations is ongoing. They must be trying to figure out how many flights they need to reserve for election and the cost involve.
Last election Skeritt spent …… on illegal voter flights. SMH!!
Another ploy jammed. It’s all about preparations for elections.
The Electoral Laws of Dominica states clearly that BRIBERY is wrong. Bribery is illegal. Enticing someone, with FREE plane ticket and cash, to come down to vote for that particular political Party giving the bribes, manipulating the voter, is illegal.
In the Cabals’ desperation to remain in power, by all means possible, expect Laws to be disregarded. Free plane tickets, cash, other in kind material things will again bowl. Air plane – chartered – Airline being formed. Web Site no more? No more news CIT to readers about that so-called airline? Whose fools are we, nuh?
Remember the Court threw out the petition, by the Opposition, as regards that kind of action in the 2009 Elections? Bribery it was according to our Electoral Laws? Expect the worse.
Their inefficient, Bad Governance, corrupt works cannot set them free. So they will resort to all kinds of trickery, Manipulation, irregularities.
The electoral process has already been messed up. The ” Independent” Electoral Commission was forced to provide NID Cards,(What the DLP Gov’t wanted), instead of Voter ID Cards,(What the Electoral Commission recommended and requested funds for about 8 Years ago.) That important Institution has lost its Independence. Influenced.
A Gov’t that is stubborn in carrying out Electoral Reforms, casting aside the genuine requests of the Commission for funds re. specifically, Voters’ ID Cards and ensuring a clean voters’ list, is afraid of Free and Fair elections.
Who gains when Elections are drowned with irregularities, bribery, and disobeying Electoral Laws? The people of Dominica? The Nature Isle Dominica? Or a Few greedy, power-hungry, Narcissist individuals?
AAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Yes people tha means LIAT propeller spinning strong 
Is anyone really surprised? If so, you need to take off the rose colored glasses and step into reality.
I suspect the site should not have been launch anyway as the intentions of the airline was to transport voters during the next elections. The cover blew off, so the site was brought down with the hope that people will forget about it. As Bardouille said “we are having discussions with the airline.” So the site down does not mean the airlines has disappeared.
All you where is Gary , Peeping Tom and Lizavier4jesus or rather where is Lu Na & Tic
Workersssssssssssssssssssssssssssssallyou to NEGATIVE..SORT
I just heard on Radio “Hush You Mout” that the Airline is restructuring to include a name change – actually I heard that instead of CIT it will be CITVI – Come In To Vote Illegally.
Passengers will fly free of charge all expenses paid
DNO there is no free lunch you know so somebody has to foot the bill and on Radio “Hush You Mout” they say all expenses will be paid by a slush fund which is handled by Money Launderers Inc of Dominica and Barbados.
DNO you OK with that
I done tell all-you no such airline exists in America you know!
Anybody who have a few dollars in their pocket can rent an aircraft, and put some easy to wash off Silkscreen paint on it and claim it to be an Airline you know.
If it was an airline which claimed flights would be originating in any place in the continental United States, that airline would have to be registered either with the FAA, or some other authority.
I told you people that no such Air Line was found registered here, at least not on the day I checked to see if it was registered.
Somebody is always making a fool out of Dominicans.
Dis time I doh can laugh; another mythical dream bites the dust!
Somebody knows how easy it is to fool Dominica government and get money from dem; remember dat rich man who lived on dem for years: Well he told them he was this rich investor with investments around world in the billions. He stayed in Dominica in a Hotel, feast on lobsters everyday. in the end the man was penniless, the taxpayers of Dominica was used to pay his hotel bill including payment for all the lobsters he had eaten.
We remember the one Saverin: Oooooppppss sorry,my mistake I meant de president; walked the streets of Roseau making claims that the man was indeed solid rich; when we investigated this rich investor, his office in the United States turn out to be only a coda phone (better known as an answering machine).
A while later, we say someone on singing contract with some big recycling company here in the City of Solvang, located approximately one hundred-seven miles from my house. The so called CEO gave an address of her recycling plant, when I the kid went to investigate, I found a residential address, in a gated neighbor hood.
It turned out to be another fake and mythical company which was going to buy all of Dominica’s empty plastic bottles and cans. A company which never existed.
Guliable people are always suckered into rip off scams.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
telemaque we can read,and it clearly states,dominica nationality,why would dominican nationals look to skim us,they are first timers,they must be experiencing some troubles,you never know,that’s the thing,our people trying to do something positive,for their benefit and ours, and also other dominicans in florida,come on man give them a break,if they fail,they fail,at least they tried.
forreal when you try a thing it should be genuine. One cannot try a thing on a crooked basis especially when lives are at risk.
People don’t “try a thing ” with an airline. This is not a roast plantain stand on the roadside
You don’t just pick up a Boeing 737-300 aircraft, fill it with people and fly it into Melville Hall. That’s not how the airline business operates.
Being poor do not mean that one has to be stupid and fall for all sorts of foolishness that is heaped upon us.
The reactions on DNO are due in part to the constant high level of chicanery that our citizens are forced to contend with. All Dominicans would welcome improved air access to the island. However, we’re not willing to risk our lives on factious “Fly-by-night outfits.”
Forreal: If I say that you have ask a very silly question, please do not consider that an insult. However you need to know that our people, Dominicans are some of the greatest scam artist on this earth!
As long as I am alive I’ve heard the term “Bobboll” this might be a patios word; which means in modern day English “corruption” of thievery. I you ask me I would suggest if we dig deeply we may find some government minister in cahoots with in the scam/
Let us not pretend, our people are not all that honest and clean. If you are caught in one lie, the rest of what you say has no value since you have contaminated your case with that single lie.
Let me give you an example of how we Dominicans steal and lie. During the colonial ear, we had Public Works Department, in the late 1950’s in a review (audit) of the pay roll, they found hundreds of none-existing people on the government payroll who were paid fortnightly.
The names of dead people surfaced as everyday employed.
Now, that practice continued until the days of Eugenia Charles, and the advent of the computer, hence Dominica became the first island in the Caribbean to utilize the computer to handle the payroll system, thus you are now familiar with the term Computer Center in Dominica.
Let me take you back to the late 1930’s and into the early 1940’s, however into the era of World War II. Had it not been for “Bobboll” Dominica would have had a much better Air Port right where Melville Airport is located. One of the problem was that the when the allied United States, and Britain provided the money to pay the workers the money would finished fast, do to some cabal in Dominica was stealing it all.
Nonetheless, we saw the Airports in Antigua, Barbados, Guyana and Guantanamo Cuba, and Shaggaramous in Trinidad completed. Be reminded when the war ended the American government turned over the Airports to the island’s government, with the exception of the one in Guantanamo Cuba, which is still under the control and still used by the American Government.
Not the International in Antigua, Barbados, Trinidad, and Guyana was a given to the government of those nations, they however, developed and made changes from time to accommodate more passengers and larger aircrafts. you need to know our peoples history you see; If I had the time I would tell the cunning way a member of the long ago Dominica Legislative council stole half of Roseau, buying people homes for the three shillings and pence they owed for property tax.
Dominica could have got an Airport for free the same as the rest,had it not been because we are so darn thief! You just don’t know, that new Airline thing is a scam!
And remember too we see the fleecing of our country everyday, government ministers gets kickback from over price contracts in the millions, check that out.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
@frenz,why are you saying,crooked basis,they were not financially supported by the labor government,they did not raise funds in dominica,for their for their adventure,so is not like they are taking away anything from us,i think we are putting the cart before the horse,this whole exercise has been blown out of poportion.
there was mention of a name “larry love”.. if you know this person you should never say nationals will not try and skim us….
papa bondieu, NJIC even shuting down webpages… wow they powerful
It is so strange how we human being could give so much energy to an unproductive outcome….we all said “Alleluia” when we saw a slight solution to our travelling problem, todays news is proof that we’re going no where but down, The DEVIL must be smilling…I think most of those negative mind never even came close to sitting on an air plane…not that I have myself…
Could you imagine how much time could be saved traveling straight from Miami to Dominica? nothing to celebrate, no good news….those barking and casting blame on who ever might be doing so too soon…
I am going to boil my sorel..and make my ginger beer…
like I always say ” welcome to skerrit and the dlp next level” however for all you foolish people out there this next level is down! way down at the bottom! thanks to skerrit fot that!
All u too negative eh. CIT waiting for the reconstruction of the international airport.
real porssie you also remember one time when England imposed visa restriction on us they said that it was because Dominicans were going to England and saying they going to study and never come back?
remember hey also said mr emmnuel bomb his own house?
and remember the hotel was supposed to be in the four pillar project?
remember when Venezuela ask for their money they say is Venezuela that owing us?
oh and remember we suppose to be paying Venezuela with coconut and grapefruit?
Oh and remember that we going to have a reconstruction of our international airport?
They just place a blank white image on the site, maybe they are redesigning the site
Dominicans fall for all kind of BS
skerrit fault!
I’m sorry, but I fail to see what a private company has to do with politics. Anyway, if they work out great, if not then I am sure dominica will have an airport in a few years. No matter which government is there. Dominica is in the right circle with the Chinese and whether labour build it or uwp or even pappi, I will be more than satisfied. Dominicans need to put political alliegence aside and grow up. So far the government of Dominica has done lots in terms of building, it’s pretty much how macro economics work. One step at a time. Roads, infrastructure etc, then look to bring tourists after. Bring tourist first and travel on what roads? Say in which hotels? To rent a room in your home? Lol uwp have great ideas also, I think they are doing much better than before. Either one that is there I am sure dominica will move forward. It is my hope that no one enters politics to see their country I down the drain. Anyway, some things just don’t belong in politics anyway, and a private company has nothing to do with the govt of Dominica. Simples
A Peepeerit 638A just landed in Pond Casé….. more information go to https://www.peepeerit.dm/dlp
It will start operations just before the PM declares an election date – we are monitoring the developments closely and with great interests. Hmmmmmm. Suspicious!!!
I Think My Government the U.S government put a stop to this fraud of a company..Saved many lives in the process.. God Bless America..
It is of great concern to have a person like Benoit Bardouille who is suppose to give the public correct information in regards to question put to him to serious matters, pretending not know or have anything to do with it. This gentleman should be at his home, and and allow someone else to do the job
Was the airline ever real to begin with?
I’m just asking. I live by a simple saying: I see it, therefore I believe it.
I don’t see it, therefore it does not exist.
Maybe it’s just me.
LOL, you don’t see many things you depend on to sustain your life, don’t they exist? Air, the sprit within you. I hope you don’t use a cell phone because you cannot see the frequencies that make communication possible, there’s no way you are able to see your own voice…Remove the parrot off of the national flag, then we might stop talking so darn much.
Very well Rastafari. Try to pay your Domlec bill with your spirit.
lol.dominica maybe not intellegent but they are not dumb either .we never believe you all from the start
Oh Brother!!
Dominica you cannot ever say you all never saw the signs!!! this is not legit;too many times we get caught up in big ideas and not looking into the fine print..which business deactivates their facebook page? or a website goes blank? WHAT OTHER SIGNS DOMINICA DO YOU NEED? this company is not legit…Dominica walk away
So Barduille was negotiating with an airline that does not exist – I suspect that there will be a calypso called Barduille ca cowir.
pada Tony ca try duboot
Barduille ca cowir
Skerrit pa ca domir
lies lies lies
karmala and arthley
Ambrose make a lottery
Where Petro carib money
Venezuela vlais Largent
mais nous ca ba yo wasin
Truckers vlais Largent
mais nous ca ba yo mepwi
Well they give statistics for 2002 and 2009to say we have nothing to do with poverty
They told us that we sending money to family in America.
We lending money to Antigua and Anguilla
We not poor
500 jobs at the end of September
400 jobs in October
International Airport and $300 million US
Farmers boat
Well what can we say at least turkey and ham sharing in Thibaud and Vielle Case and Portsmouth people still waiting for their portion.
I guess the airline company went on Christmas holidays
They will be back intime for elections.
don’t worry…lol.
The airline did not take off the web site they simply went pay per view. Only foolish laborites like me and PEEPING TOM are allowed free access
Wow what a wet dream. Right now with election coming I cyan sustain all those wet dreams there I will have to get father L.Lawrence to sprinkle some holy water on me to get rid of these fantasies. Ah tired I cyan tek no more.
I can sprinkle the hot water on you if you want eno.
#Trollcertified
Skerritt brain going blank next
If the authorities in Dominica had done their homework they would have known that:
– CIT Airways does not own a plane.
– The carter company they were supposed to work with does not own a Boeing 737-300.
Neither the marketing director nor the ceo of this company have any experience of running an airline.
Interesting disclosure!!!
mwen te sav sa
But you people really expected to see an airline that was registered in November to be flying in January?
And when some of were skeptical, hear them: “allu too negative”. No we were not negative, we were just people with intelligence. Some of our people are so desperate, any type of scrap somebody feeds them about an new airline, they don’t stop to see if it makes any sense, they just believe everything they hear.
I get so much fire for just “assuming” that it’s fake. Dominicans need to wake up, smh…
Dominican be patient – the 737 planes will come on the farmers boat during the next level millennium
Boy look desperation – is it coincidental that while CIT wings falling off the …..and company is in New Jersey dishing out and setting up ticket stalls for people to come home and vote.
Why not contest the election in Dominica where your administration effect or affect the people in Dominica. You are so big and broad yet so desperate to get non resident Dominicans to vote for you. What does that say about your performance?
To stoop so low as in a fake airline proposition and bribery – this is beyond desperation.
Endorse your comment 100%!!!!
Hmmmmmm….pretty interesting. I wonder if the gov’t of Dominica sent a representative to FL to investigate about that ‘promised’ CIT airline which will be making direct flights ‘ONLY’ to Dominica. If they did not, SHAME ON THEM. Even if it’s a Dominican owned airline, why would he be so selfish and not stop at another island en-route to Dominica? Make some money. How many people fly to Dominica on a daily basis? Isn’t that kind of fishy? And, the website disappeared on the eve of them beginning their historic flights to the island. Even their facebook page disappeared. Maybe there is a connection with both websites. Soon the name of the owner will be a hoax too. Santa Clause accidentally fell on the wire and they have no electricity. I never believed that story. Mr.Bardouille needs a slap across the head. Or, does he think the majority of Dominicans brain cells are dried? Come back with a better fairy tale Mr.Bardouille. Maybe Umi Zumi will be better next time.
Totally agree!!! A huge slap to echo in the hills, valleys and mountains of Dominica. Come down Almighty Father. Save our beautiful country!!
A huge slap to echo in the hills, valleys and mountains of Dominica. Come down Almighty Father. Save our beautiful country!!
I hope labour party supporters mouth goes blank next.
Boy as the Humming Bird Airline Landed the Bageass airline disappear and crash landed in New Jersey.
Huh? I live in New Jersey ….what are you trying to say?
Just wait for the stories to come
aahh boi Skerrit u kno they gone blame u for that. 
No boy, how they can blame Skeritt for that, its the Opposition that do that wee. They call the company and tell the company to take down their website, that lennox linton, boy Mr. have powers we booyyy. lol lol lol lol lol lol, blame lennox now, lol lol.
Ican only assume that the Laborites who are crying ” Skerrit is getting blamed for everything” are those who are either not old enough to have experienced the days of the Eugenia Charles or some of you laborites are way to bias to remember.
Well I remember Ma Charles getting blamed for even a bee sting in the Mang in Portsmouth and it was all Laborites. Laborites even knew what kind of Panties Ma Charles wore.She was called Mama Modara; Mama Soukoyan and much more. By who laborites- the same mud slingers, gutter politics, immature Laborites.
Laborites should be the last ones complaining now that the Labor Party leader is getting blamed for everything.
It was Laborites who went around fabricating lies about UWP ministers being millionaires; well it is now 14 years and I don’t see the millionaires from the UWP unless they are really disciplined in keeping their loot hidden. Now one does not have to look very far to see who the real plunderers are – the rampant money laundering; Villas; properties everywhere; mansions in bobois; In Borne ; Vielle Case.
Laborites are as shameless as
Well, they flew by night!
Hate to say it, but, I told ya! pie in the sky
I guess all that glitters is not always gold.
Oh well, was fun whilst it lasted!
actually, I disagree – it wasn’t fun at all, seeing people take Dominicans for yet another ride on a rollercoaster to nowhere, and watching too many of my compatriots fall for this diception. Like i’ve said in many posts, I am a bit of a cynic, and that causes me to look at things that appear too good to be true but have no apparent foundation, which is what happened in this case. It glittered, but it wasn’t gold, not even bronze.
That is funny!!!