Bahamasair and Doctors Hospital collaborate in Blood Drive

Bahamasair held a Blood Drive in collaboration with Doctor's Hospital on Wednesday, March 29, at Doctors Hospital, Blake Road.

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Good Spring Break Numbers for Bahamasair

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - It's spring break and lots of airlines and cruise-lines are reporting an increase in numbers, including Bahamasair.

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Bahamasair Comes On As Gold Sponsor

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Bahamasair comes on as one of the latest sponsors of the 50th CARIFTA Games.

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Bahamasair, and other partners, come on board for CARIFTA

The national flag carrier Bahamasair has come on board as the official airline for the 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games, signing up as a gold sponsor for the event that is set to be held April 8-10 at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium here in The Bahamas. The announcement came at a press conference held on the ...
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Tourism Minister calls Minnis' Bahamasair comments 'irresponsible'

TOURISM, Aviation and Investments Minister Chester Cooper said former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was "irresponsible" when he told parliamentarians on Monday that millions of dollars were missing from Bahamasair.

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Bahamasair: No money missing in Haiti

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamasair's managing director Tracy Cooper yesterday dismissed assertions by former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis that Bahamasair money in the millions was "missing in Haiti," describing the issue as purely an administrative matter. Minnis made the assertion in Parliament on Monday. "This assertion is not true," said Cooper in a statement. According [...]

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As embassy staff stopped by police and Bahamasair crew unable to leave airport, Bahamians are urged...GET OUT OF HAITI

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis has ordered all diplomatic personnel in Haiti to immediately leave the country as soon as security conditions permit, citing the rapidly devolving and unstable conditions there.

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Ministry of Social Services and Bahamasair provide "Day Away to Exuma" treat for youngsters residing at Social Services Children's Homes

Bahamasair along with the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development provided youngsters of the Ministry's Homes for Children with a special "Day Away to Exuma" treat on Monday, December 26, 2022.

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Bahamasair Launches First Direct Flight from Raleigh to Freeport

Bahamas Ministry of TourismInvestments & Aviation (BMOTIA) officials were on hand yesterday, Thursday, Nov. 17,to share in the milestone moment of the launch of Bahamasair’s inaugural nonstop flightfrom Raleigh, North Carolina, to Freeport, Grand Bahama. The new airlift is expected toboost visitor arrivals to the island.

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Bahamasair makes inaugural flight from Raleigh to Freeport

Bahamasair’s Inaugural flight with 105 passengers from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina to Freeport, Grand Bahama left around 3:55pm on Thursday, November 17, 2022 with the traditional water salute.

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Bahamasair adding one plane per year into 2025 to meet demand

Bahamasair plans to acquire a new aircraft for its fleet every year into 2025, Deputy Managing Director of the national airline Prince Storr said yesterday, adding that the airline took delivery of a Boeing 737-700 on Saturday, completing the retirement of its 737-500 fleet this month. Storr, who made the remarks at the Exuma Business Outlook, ...
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Bahamasair cancels flights due to sick-out

Bahamasair said it experienced "major disruptions" and canceled flights after 80 percent of its flight attendants called in sick yesterday. The canceled routes included Rock Sound/Exuma, Freeport, Marsh Harbour, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. Neither Anthony Kikivarakis, the airline's chairman, nor Tracy Cooper, the chief operating officer, responded to requests for comment last night on how ...

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Grand Bahama to get direct airlift from Raleigh, North Carolina through Bahamasair

Bahamasair will begin a non-stop flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina to Grand Bahama International Airport, with continuing service to Nassau, in November, Bahamasair Chairman Anthony Kikivarakis confirmed to Guardian Business yesterday. WRAL.com reported on its website that The Bahamas will only be RDU's seventh international destination and Bahamasair its 14t...

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Bahamasair relaunches weekly nonstop flights from GB to Orlando

Bahamasair relaunched its weekly nonstop flights from Grand Bahama Island (GBI) to Orlando yesterday, kicking off a limited-time schedule that ends in September, the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation said in a statement.

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Bahamasair eases travel policy curb on animals who help people with disabilities

THE compassion of a Bahamasair pilot, and determination of a disabled traveller, has effected changes to the airline's operational policy concerning animals who assist persons with disabilities.

All types of assistance dogs used by disabled persons are now allowed to travel onboard Bahamasair planes with their handlers, according to traveller, Davis Hawn who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress (...

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Bahamasair agent charged with conspiring to smuggle cocaine

A Bahamasair ticket agent is accused of conspiring with a passenger to smuggle 32 pounds of cocaine on a flight from Inagua to New Providence. Police allegedly found the cocaine, which has a wholesale street value of $240,000, in 40-year-old Duedanae Cox's luggage on May 6 after she arrived at Lynden Pindling International Airport. As a ...
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Bahamasair Features BTVI Alum in In-flight Magazine

Bahamasair’s Sales Executive Manager, Wilfred Mullings officially presented Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) Fashion Design alumnus, Kevin Evans, with a copy of the January – March 2022 inflight magazine, Up and Away, in which he is featured.

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Bahamasair CEO: Omicron caused a bit of a slump in booked flights

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Bahamasair has resumed flights to Haiti

WITH the end of the country's state of emergency, Bahamasair has resumed flights to Haiti, said Press Secretary Clint Watson.

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Govt proposes increases to Water and Sewerage rates, Bahamasair fares

In keeping with its mandate to make state-owned enterprises (SOEs) more self-sufficient, the government has plans to approve increases in rates at the Water and Sewerage Corporation and fares at Bahamasair, to help the government achieve $100 million in cost savings. Minister of State for Finance Senator Kwasi Thompson made the revelation while outlining the ...
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Bahamasair increasing domestic fares beginning Jan. 4

Bahamasair announced last week that beginning January 4, it will increase its domestic flight fares and is implementing for the first time a fee for the first checked luggage on international flights. In a statement, Bahamasair Managing Director Tracy Cooper said the airline has not had a domestic fare increase in the past eight years, ...
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Bahamasair encouraged by holiday travel

The usual hike in airline travel during this time of year has led to increased December bookings for Bahamasair.
Managing Director of the airline Henry Woods told Guardian Business yesterday that there has been no slowdown in the amount of Bahamians traveling to the U.S. to do their holiday shopping, and he is encouraged by the number of passengers already planning their end of year trips.
"The lo...

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Bahamasair employees demanding Christmas, incentive bonuses

Employees of the national flag carrier Bahamasair are claiming the airline failed to pay their annual Christmas and incentive bonuses.
The bonuses were to be paid yesterday, which marked the first pay period for December.
"We feel it is a slap in the face after working all year and having to earn this. The bonuses were not automatic and we, the employees met those criteria where we worked hard and...

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Bahamasair denies 'whistleblow' firing

Bahamasair has reached an out-of-court settlement with a former employee days before her legal action went to trial in the US courts over allegations she was dismissed for "whistleblowing" on US federal law violations supposedly committed by the airline.

Bahamasair general manager, Henry Woods, denied the ex-employee's claim that the airline had "routinely" violated US federal regulations stem...

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Bahamasair staff donate to children's home, and encourage others to follow

A little can go a long way according to a group of Bahamasair employees who pledged $1,200 of their own money to the Ranfurly Home for Children.

The donation is meant to encourage other employees who may not have the means to donate a large chunk of cash to a charity to come together and jointly give back to those in need. After hearing about the Ranfurly Home's financial challenges earlier in...

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Bahamasair makes first commercial international flight since Dorian

Bahamasair’s flight 141 today was the first international commercial flight to leave the island since Hurricane Dorian struck the island and Abaco some three months ago...

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Bahamasair insists weekend crowd not solely its fault

Admitting that last Saturday was a learning experience, Bahamasair Chairman Tommy Turnquest insisted yesterday that those large crowds seen backed up at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) were not solely the airline’s fault.

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Bahamasair robbery suspect was freed on bail last week

By ARTESIA DAVIS

Guardian Senior Reporter

artesia@nasguard.com

The suspect in this week's armed hold-up of a Bahamasair office was freed on bail last week, The Nassau Guardian can reveal.

Head of the Central Detective Unit Superintendent Leon Bethell confirmed that police are looking to question 25-year-old Dudley Johnson regarding the robbery.

According to police reports, a gunman held up th...

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Davis blasts FNM on Bahamasair

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Turnquest: Bahamasair won't lose money with wet lease

A Bahamasair plane sits on the runway in this file photo. Bahamasair will not be losing any money through its recent wet lease of aircraft to meet flight demands, after three of its larger jets were banned from traveling into the United States due to a lack of proper navigation systems. Chairman of Bahamasair Tommy Turnquest [...]
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