Southwest Airlines inaugural daily non-stop flight from Fort Lauderdale arrives

Mon, Aug 8th 2016, 02:29 PM

Southwest Airlines inaugural daily non-stop flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nassau arrived yesterday afternoon, Sunday, August 7, at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) representing first non-stop international service from Florida for the airline, and the entrance to the future of international service for Southwest.

Nassau was selected as its first route because of the existing U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance processing service that is available at Lynden Pindling International Airport.

Ministry of Tourism and Southwest officials celebrated the inaugural flight, with the Minister of Tourism the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe extending welcome remarks.

The Minister is pictured at the podium addressing the audience in the LPIA VIP Lounge.

Tourism officials, including Director General Joy Jibrilu and Senior Director/Airlift Development Tyrone Sawyer, are shown welcoming the new arrivals as they leave the aircraft and proceed into LPIA.

In honour of the historical event, Minister Wilchcombe and Southwest Airlines Vice-President of Ground Operations Steve Goldberg display a miniature model of the aircraft and the commemorative plaque.


(BIS Photos/Kemuel Stubbs)

Source: Bahamas Information Services

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