Losses suffered by Bahamasair during the mandated evacuation assistance the airline provided for Grand Bahamians and Abaconians after Hurricane Dorian, means the airline will have to seek new revenue sources or have government increase its annual subsidy, or both, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday. D’Aguilar, who made the remarks during his mid-year budget speech in the House of Assembly, said the evacuation efforts carried out by Bahamasair, removing it from its regular schedule, took a toll on the airline’s revenue last year. He added that the company also lost revenue because both of those islands closed off airlift for a period of time.

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