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, mean...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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American Airlines to add new flight to Governor's Harbour

NASSAU, BAHAMAS ‚ American Airlines is expanding its list of Bahamas destinations from Miami next winter by adding Governor's Harbour. The airline will introduce several new routes from its Miami hub, and among them, the twice-weekly service to Governor's Harbour will commence on February 3, 2024. Silver Airways currently operates weekly seasonal service to Governor's [...]

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United Airlines announces Colorado-Nassau service

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United Airlines Adds New Service from Denver to the Bahamas in 2020

For the first time ever, travelers from the Denver area can take advantage of non-stop flights to Nassau, The Bahamas, just in time for spring 2020 travel. Beginning March 7, 2020, United Airlines will launch a Saturday-only nonstop service between Denver International Airport (DEN) and Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) in Nassau..0.

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Alaska Airlines launching seasonal direct Flights to Nassau from Los Angeles and Seattle in December

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board yesterday announced that Alaska Airlines will launch seasonal direct flights to the capital of The Bahamas beginning in December.  From December 14, 2023, to April 10, 2024, visitors will be able to fly nonstop with Alaska Airlines to the Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) from Los [...]

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