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Southwest Airlines routes coming to The Bahamas
Southwest Airlines routes coming to The Bahamas
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
Southwest Airlines may be adding The Bahamas to its list of travel destinations as the pending$1.42 billion purchase of Air Tran Airways may bring the low-fare carrier to Bahamian runways.
Southwest, one of the leading air carriers in the U.S., announced that it reached a definitive agreement with Air Tran to acquire the company, meani...
Airline boss wants greater focus on Family Island tourism
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
A sustainable plan needs to be developed for the tourism sector, according to a local airline executive, which puts a greater focus on accommodation and airlift in the Family Islands.
President and CEO of SkyBahamas Randy Butler toldGuardian Businessthat the central focus of such a"master"plan should be the development of tourism in t...
Airline boss wants greater focus on Family Island tourism
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
A sustainable plan needs to be developed for the tourism sector, according to a local airline executive, which puts a greater focus on accommodation and airlift in the Family Islands.
President and CEO of SkyBahamas Randy Butler toldGuardian Businessthat the central focus of such a"master"plan should be the development of tourism in th...
Local airline already preparing for airport fee increase
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
A local airline is already making adjustments to its operations in preparation for the new airport fees, slated to come into effect next year, with the head of the company saying it will have a great effect on all flight carriers in the country.
President of SkyBahamas Randy Butler toldGuardian Businessthat he already made some major ...
Airline places US expansion plans on hold
Airline places US expansion plans on hold
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A Bahamian-owned airline is putting plans to begin flights to and from the US on hold for three months "to see how we survive October and November", its head telling Tribune Business that private operators were being squeezed on all sides be a combination of fee increases and Bahamasair selling cut-price tickets.
Speaking after Cat Island Air was last we...
Charter airlines long overdue for better regularization
Member of Parliament for Fox Hill Fred Mitchell said it right when during the sitting of Parliament on Wednesday he noted that for a long time the government had been urged to do a proper investigation into the airline industry of The Bahamas.
"It's sad that it takes a situation like this to finally get the government to look into this situation,"said Mitchell.
It is indeed sad that it takes trage...
Mitchell: Govt must enforce airline industry regulations
By KRYSTEL ROLLE
Guardian Staff Reporter
krystel@nasguard.com
As the Civil Aviation Department continues its investigation searching for the cause of Tuesday's deadly plane crash, Member of Parliament for Fox Hill Fred Mitchell yesterday called on the government to enforce regulations in the country's airline industry.
Speaking in the House of Assembly, Mitchell said he previously raised concerns ...
Airline to launch PR campaign following plane crashes
By INDERIA SAUNDERS
Guardian Business Reporter
inderia@nasguard.com
At least one airline is gearing up to launch an aggressive public relations campaign on the heels of two significant plane crashes in The Bahamas.
"Right now we need to take more time to show what individual airlines do," head of Sky Bahamas Randy Butler toldGuardian Businessyesterday."The training for pilots, the kind of self-reg...
SkyBahamas Airlines supports the Bahamas Cancer Society
Nassau, Bahamas - SkyBahamas Airlines is very pleased with its reputation as one of the
leading community stakeholders. We have, over the past year partnered
with a wide cross section of organizations, and have supported them in
making many of their causes a reality.
Recently, we have been
lending a significant hand to the Bahamas Cancer Society through their
Nassau and Family ...
SkyBahamas Airlines supports the Bahamas Cancer Society
Nassau, Bahamas - SkyBahamas Airlines is very pleased with its reputation as one of the
leading community stakeholders. We have, over the past year partnered
with a wide cross section of organizations, and have supported them in
making many of their causes a reality.
Recently, we have been
lending a significant hand to the Bahamas Cancer Society through their
Nassau and Family ...