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Bahamas' visitor numbers soar with Copa Airlines
October 03, 2011
Bahamas' visitor numbers soar with Copa Airlines
Visitor numbers from Latin America to The Bahamas grew by 40 percent between May and July of this year, compared with May to July of 2010, according to figures from Ministry of Tourism & Aviation. Copa Airlines' jet service from Panama City to Nassau accounts for 98 percent of the increase.
Airline Reaches for Sky In 1.4M Hangar
August 17, 2011
Airline Reaches for Sky In 1.4M Hangar
A BAHAMIAN-OWNED airline is set to begin construction on its new $1.4 million hangar at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) next month, a move it believes will enhance operational efficiency as it prepares to launch three new routes into the US by this November.
Captain Randy Butler, Sky Bahamas president, told Tribune Business yesterday that the new hangar would enable the airline to ...
Showdown over airlines' carbon emissions
July 03, 2011
Showdown over airlines' carbon emissions
BRUSSELS -- When the European Union's highest court hears arguments Tuesday that Europe should not charge U.S. airlines for their carbon emissions, it will be a showdown between environmental protection and cold cash.
Starting January 1, the union intends to expand its emissions trading system to cover emissions from most flights that touch down in, or take off from, European airports. That mea...
Airline exec laments LPIA tax increases
July 04, 2011
Airline exec laments LPIA tax increases
Pointing to irony in official decisions to lobby against duty hikes in the United Kingdom (UK), the head of a local carrier says upcoming tax increases affecting the aviation community will only lead to higher costs for Bahamians.
Randy Butler, president of SkyBahamas, said a recent Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) notification of increasing airport fees at the Lynden Pindling Internati...
Airline staffer cries foul over severance deal
June 26, 2011
Airline staffer cries foul over severance deal
FORMER Bahamian employees of Gulfstream Airlines are crying foul after it allegedly defaulted on an obligation to pay them severance monies owed while - now under new ownership after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - it expands its operations in this nation.
Ex-assistant general manager for Gulfstream in Nassau, Ian Hutchinson, said he was told by the Department of Labour there w...
FOUR AIRLINES BOOST BAHAMAS-FLORIDA LIFT
June 26, 2011
FOUR AIRLINES BOOST BAHAMAS-FLORIDA LIFT
NASSAU, Freeport, Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay and Bimini are all to receive a boost in airlift from Florida this summer, as four airlines have increased or announced plans to increase the service they provide from the sunshine state.
The additional service should increase visitor arrivals to this nation, possibly cause lower ticket prices - as more airlines seek to compete against each other - ...
June 17, 2011
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort Hosts Latin American Dignitaries and Top Producing Travel Agents in Celebration of Copa Airlines' Inaugural Flight
Nassau,The Bahamas - In celebration of Copa Airlines' inaugural flight to Nassau, The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort hosted numerous dignitaries from Panama, members of Copa Airlines staff, and travel agents from the top five producing travel agencies in Panama. Guests enjoyed dinner at the resort's Italian restaurant, Amici, A Trattoria, where they had a chance to meet and mingle with Sheraton Nass...
Copa Airlines flight signals new tourism era
June 16, 2011
Copa Airlines flight signals new tourism era
Nassau, Bahamas -Copa Airlines ushered in a new era for The Islands of The Bahamas on Wednesday, as their inaugural flight to Nassau opened the
country to convenient travel from Central and South America, Minister of Tourism & Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said.?
As he welcomed Copa to Nassau, Minister Vanderpool-Wallace pointed out that The Bahamas has always looked to North America as...
Govt Tax Policy Unfair, says Airline CEO
November 04, 2010
Govt Tax Policy Unfair, says Airline CEO
Government is the biggest hindrance to the growth of local aviation companies, charged President and CEO of SkyBahamas Airlines Limited Randy Butler yesterday.
Butler expressed concern about, what he described as, high taxes being levied on the industry. These taxes, he added, will inevitably drive Bahamian airlines out of business.
Airlines voice fee increase concern
September 12, 2010
Airlines voice fee increase concern
Airline executives whose carriers use the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) unanimously objected to the 2011 fee increases proposed by the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) at a recent meeting, Tribune Business was told yesterday, one adding that some have already reduced flight frequencies and cut routes as a result.
Captain Wolf Seyfret, operations manager at Western Air, sa...
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