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April 18, 2023
Tourism, American Airlines working on marketing partnership

The Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation and American Airlines have agreed to work on joint marketing initiatives to shore up flights into The Bahamas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said following a mission trip to Texas this last week, to showcase the The Bahamas to Dallas, Austin and Houston.

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March 23, 2023
U.S. Airlines Complaints Denied

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A decision has been handed down following complaints by United States-based airlines which are not happy about overflight fees and the U.S. Department of Transport has sided with The Bahamas.

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March 22, 2023
Cooper: US Airline Discrimination Fee Complaint Denied

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A complaint made against The Bahamas by US airline for discrimination of over flight fees has been denied by US Department of Transport.

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February 23, 2023
US airlines' overflight fees complaint rejected

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday that the United States Department of Transportation (DoT) rejected a discrimination complaint by Airlines for America - a lobbying group that represents major North American airlines - that the government of The Bahamas employs unfair practices when charging overflight fees to US air carriers.

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February 23, 2023
US Department of Transportation rejects discrimination complaint by airline group

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The United States Department of Transportation has rejected a discrimination complaint by Airlines for America that the Bahamian government employs unfair practices when charging overflight fees to US airlines. Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, with responsibility for Tourism, Aviation, and Investments said: "The DoT recognized the sovereignty of The Bahamas to charge [...

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February 21, 2023
Frontier Airlines Honors Sandals Resorts Founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Names New Aircraft ‘Stewart The Red-Billed Streamertail’

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) founder, the late Gordon “Butch” Stewart, was honored by Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) with the naming of a new aircraft to be delivered in 2023.

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December 29, 2022
Statement by Hon. Chester Cooper on USA Airlines' Complaint on Overflight Fees

We note the complaint to the US Department of Transport from some of our USA partner airlines.

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December 28, 2022
US airlines file complaint against The Bahamas

Eight US airlines, represented by trade association and lobbying group Airlines for America, have filed a complaint with the US Department of Transportation against the Bahamas government and a number of Bahamian air carriers, claiming discrimination over the collection of fees for the use of Bahamian airspace. The joint complaint, which was filed on December ...
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December 15, 2022
Airline workers sign agreement

AFTER several months of negotiations, Nassau Flight Services and the Airport Airline and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU) signed a five-year industrial agreement at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday.

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August 12, 2022
Sunwing Airlines to start flights from Canada to Freeport in December

SUNWING Airlines, the largest integrated travel company in North America, has confirmed its winter plans to have flights from Canada to Freeport starting December 17, The Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation announced on Thursday.

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