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Bahamasair requests new plane as revenue improves
April 11, 2018
Bahamasair requests new plane as revenue improves
Bahamasair has requested a new Boeing 737 jet to shore-up the Florida market and ensure it has enough seats to satisfy growing loads. Managing Director of Bahamasair Holdings Tracy Cooper told Guardian Business that Bahamasair's revenue has improved by 10 percent year over year. "Bahamasair [...]
February 02, 2018
Bahamasair Partner with Bahamas Tourism Houston to make Big Waves in Texas
Bahamasair and Bahamas Tourism conduct major marketing events in Houston and nearby Austin, TX...
January 05, 2018
Chairman: No plans by Bahamasair to increase airfare for domestic routes
Chairman of Bahamasair Tommy Turnquest said yesterday that the national carrier will not increase the airfare for domestic routes, although the airline has given some thought to it. In an interview with The Nassau Guardian, the former Free National Movement (FNM) leader and minister of [...]
January 04, 2018
Bahamasair's role pivotal as Baha Mar generates more airlift, notes D'Aguilar
With an uptick in the U.S. economy and Baha Mar staring down its grand opening date, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D'Aguilar said Bahamasair will have a pivotal role to play in ensuring the country has enough seats at affordable prices to bring in [...]
Minnis: Bahamasair late, but safe
December 01, 2017
Minnis: Bahamasair late, but safe
When Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis met with executives from Bahamasair on Wednesday he thanked them for their "excellent work" and noted that while the airline "is late", it is safe. Minnis met with executives from the flag carrier to thank them for their assistance [...]
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Bahamasair Adds Houston to its Schedule
November 22, 2017
Bahamasair Adds Houston to its Schedule
Top notch hospitality in mid-air was just one of many things meted out by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Bahamasair during the National Flag Carrier?s Houston, Texas, USA, recent inaugural flight...
November 03, 2017
Pamela Sturrup wins fantastic Bahamasair Houston prize
The pre-Halloween weekend was definitely a treat for Pamela Sturrup. After a three-month-long promotion, she was selected winner of the Fantastic Friday Houston Nights promotion. Sturrup walked away with a four-day, three-night hotel stay in Houston, Texas, with airfare provided by Bahamasair in the final [...]
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October 26, 2017
Cooper: Bahamasair never considered St. Lucie County route
Bahamasair never considered routes into St. Lucie County, the airline's Managing Director Tracy Cooper told Guardian Business yesterday, refuting a tcpalm.com story that said the airline was being courted to open routes into that Florida county's Fort Pierce city. Cooper said Bahamasair has a limited [...]
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October 25, 2017
St. Lucie County route not on the cards for Bahamasair
Bahamasair turned its nose up at an opportunity to open a new route for the national flag carrier, a tcpalm.com story released Monday revealed, explaining that Bahamian officials found that the Treasure Coast International Airport in St. Lucie County, Florida, lacked the "necessary infrastructure, such [...]
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September 19, 2017
Bahamasair Change in Schedule-Mayaguana and Providenciales
Bahamasair Change in Schedule-Mayaguana and Providenciales
Bahamasair Resumes Operations
September 12, 2017
Bahamasair resumes domestic flights
September 12, 2017
Bahamasair resumes domestic flights
BAHAMASAIR has resumed scheduled services throughout its entire domestic network and will resume routes into the United States this morning at several airports. These include: Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport; West Palm Beach (serviced
Bahamasair Resumption of Operations
September 09, 2017
Bahamasair Resumption of Operations
Bahamasair wishes to advise the traveling public that we will resume limited operations on
Sunday, September 10th 2017.
Inagua-First Bahamasair Evacuees
September 06, 2017
Inagua-First Bahamasair Evacuees
INAGUA -- Boarding Bahamasair to Nassau from Inagua - first evacuation flight on Wednesday morning, September 6, 2017.
Bahamasair Evacuation Schedule
September 05, 2017
Bahamasair Evacuation Schedule
Bahamasair wishes to advise the traveling public that due to the movement of Hurricane Irma, the airline has adjusted its regular domestic schedule to assist the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) with evacuations from Islands in the Southern Bahamas.
Bahamasair notice on travel
September 05, 2017
Bahamasair notice on travel
AS Hurricane Irma approaches, Bahamasair has advised the public that passengers who have booked travel from September 4 to September 14 will not incur any change in fees for adjustments made to travel itineraries during this period.
40 million for Bahamasair
June 16, 2017
40 million for Bahamasair
Bahamasair, the national flag carrier, will cost taxpayers $40 million in the 2018/2019 fiscal year, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionsio D'Aguilar revealed during the budget debate on Thursday night.
He noted that Bahamasair, with the assistance of the government, acquired five new ATR aircraft through a $120 million collateral loan, a loan which poses a $25 million annual burden on the Baham...
June 08, 2017
Minister of tourism working on 'intervention' for Bahamasair
The Free National Movement (FNM) government's decision to repay principal payments for Bahamasair's French-manufactured planes may come at an additional cost of $35 million, according to Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest.
During the budget debate yesterday, Turnquest pointed out that Bahamasair is one of the six largest government subsidies, accounting for a $14.9 million subvention in the upcom...
Bahamasair may cut back domestic services
June 01, 2017
Bahamasair may cut back domestic services
TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar yesterday speculated over the possibility of systematically reducing Bahamasair's domestic presence year to year, with an ultimate view of withdrawing domestic services completely in the coming years.
May 26, 2017
D'Aguilar: Govt to explore new int'l markets for Bahamasair
Tourism Minister with responsibility for Bahamasair Dionisio D'Aguilar said the Free National Movement (FNM) government would look at finding new international markets for the cash-strapped airline to service, in order to bring more visitors to The Bahamas.
Speaking with Guardian Business, D'Aguilar explained that Bahamasair has been charged with trying to open new markets in an effort to create d...
Bahamasair's storm-damaged plane a write-off
April 12, 2017
Bahamasair's storm-damaged plane a write-off
The Bahamasair ATR plane wrecked in a freak storm that spawned a tornado has been declared a write-off by ATR engineers, the chairman of the airline told Guardian Business yesterday. The company expects receipt of a new ATR by the end of June.
Valentine Grimes said the $20 million aircraft will be replaced through the company's insurance, and ensured that the aircraft was fully covered for the typ...
April 12, 2017
Bahamasair Easter schedule to be unaffected by grounded aircraft
Chairman of Bahamasair Valentine Grimes said yesterday the airline is expected to cover the Easter holiday traffic adequately in light of an out-of-service aircraft that received tornado damage last month.
Grimes told Guardian Business that with the current aircraft on board, Bahamasair should be able to meet the anticipated Easter demand.
The damaged $20 million ATR aircraft is expected to be rep...
April 07, 2017
Bahamasair takes pre-school toddlers under their wing
TODDLERS at Willard Patton Pre-School got a closer look at airplanes and the many roles of pilots during their recent discovery week.
BAHAMASAIR ROBBED AGAIN
October 11, 2010
BAHAMASAIR ROBBED AGAIN
By BRENT DEAN
Deputy News Editor
brentldean@nasguard.com
For the second time in less than three months, Bahamasair's Oakes Field office has been robbed by an armed gunman.
WhenThe Nassau Guardianarrived at the scene around 2:45 p.m., officers from the Central Detective Unit were at the scene questioning staff and customers.
Assistant Superintendent Michael Moxey said that around 2:30 p.m. two blac...
BAHAMASAIR OFFICE IS TARGETED BY ROBBERS
October 12, 2010
BAHAMASAIR OFFICE IS TARGETED BY ROBBERS
BRAZEN thugs made off with an undetermined amount of cash from a Bahamasair office on Horseshoe Drive, Oakes Field, yesterday. It was the second robbery at the location and the third office to have come under siege in less than three months.
Preliminary reports indicated the culprits were two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
The Oakes Field office will be closed today.
In the first H...
Damaged Bahamasair plane hasn't affected schedules
March 16, 2017
Damaged Bahamasair plane hasn't affected schedules
Bahamasair's flight schedules have not been significantly affected by an out-of-service aircraft, as the company awaits the arrival of structural engineers from French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR to assess the damage caused to the aircraft following the passage of a tornado early Tuesday morning.
Chairman of Bahamasair Valentine Grimes told Guardian Business yesterday that Bahamasair is fort...
Industrial action at Bahamasair
December 23, 2014
Industrial action at Bahamasair
Bahamasair was forced to reaccommodate an "inordinate" number of passengers yesterday after its pilots withdrew their labor, according to Bahamasair's Senior Manager of Customer and Public Relations Phyllis Johnson.
The action comes as thousands of people are traveling during the busy Christmas season.
Bahamas Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) President Joseph Moxey denied the union instructed it...
Bahamasair Supports IAAF World Relays 2017
March 14, 2017
Bahamasair Supports IAAF World Relays 2017
Bahamasair, the national airline of the Bahamas, is again please to partner with the IAAF and the LOC on the occasion of the third world relays, that the Bahamas is privileged to host...
February 28, 2017
Grimes: We cannot continue business as usual at Bahamasair
With the need to increase its revenue base and decrease government subsidization, Chairman of Bahamasair Valentine Grimes admitted over the weekend that the cash-strapped national carrier could not continue as a financially viable entity given its current state of business.
The call to privatize the airline has been adamant over the years, and while speaking with Guardian Business Grimes asserted ...
New Executive Team Appointed at Bahamasair
February 13, 2017
New Executive Team Appointed at Bahamasair
Chairman of Bahamasair Holdings Ltd. Valentine Grimes announced that Tracy J. Cooper, a 31-year veteran of the national flag carrier is its new Managing Director during a reception announcing...
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