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September 01, 2015
NOTICE FROM BAHAMASAIR RE:TRAVEL TO FT. LAUDERDALE

Passengers travelling to Ft. Lauderdale on Bahamasair today are advised that due to industrial unrest with the Ground Handlers Union in Florida, our schedule has been adjusted as follows...

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August 28, 2015
Bahamasair rated second worst

A GLOBAL airline rating agency has given Bahamasair, the country's national flag carrier, a two-star ranking due to inconsistent service and low quality staff support...

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August 28, 2015
Bahamasair schedule adjustments notice

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Bahamasair wishes to advise the traveling public that due to the impending arrival of Tropical Storm Erika, our schedule will be adjusted as follows:
On Saturday August 29, Bahamasair will operate all morning flights with the exception of Acklins, Crooked Island, San Salvador, Long Island and Havana. Our afternoon schedule will be cancelled.
On Sunday, August 30, Bahamasair wi...

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August 27, 2015
Bahamasair announces schedule changes due Tropical Storm Erika

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Bahamasair wishes to advise the travelling public that due to the impending arrival of Tropical Storm Erika, our schedule will be adjusted as follows:

On Sunday, August 29, all flights to Long Island, Acklins and Crooked Island will be cancelled;
On Sunday, August 30, all fights to Long Island, San Salvador, Exuma and Providenciales (Turks and Caicos Islands) will be cancelled;...

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July 20, 2015
CBL, Bahamasair Team Up for 2nd Round of Non-Alchoholic Beverages-Fayrouz in Flight

Hot on the heels of a successful promotion between Bahamasair and Commonwealth Brewery Limited that provided passengers a taste of the new non-alcohol Kalik Radler 0.0%, the two are partnering for a second round...

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July 07, 2015
Government signs 100 million contract for new aircraft for Bahamasair

NASSAU, Bahamas -- After months of negotiations, the Bahamas Government, Monday, signed a $100 million contract with Avions de Transport Regional for the purchase of five ATR 600 model aircraft on behalf of Bahamasair, the country's national airline.
The Hon. Philip Davis, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development referred to the major investment as a "red-letter day for Ba...

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July 07, 2015
Bahamasair signs contract for new planes

The government has concluded a $100 million deal with Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) for the acquisition of five new aircraft for Bahamasair, Minister of Works Philip Brave Davis announced yesterday.

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June 15, 2015
Kalik Radler 0.0% partners with Bahamasair

The next time you board a Bahamasair international flight you might be in for a thirst-quenching surprise. The airline is partnering with CBL during the month of June to bring a little something extra to flight time ? service of complimentary non-alcoholic Kalik Radler 0.0%...

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May 13, 2015
Bahamasair and Public Managers Union sign agreement

Bahamasair Chairman Valentine Grimes described the latest agreement signed between the national airline of The Bahamas and the Public Managers Union (PMU) as a "wonderful opportunity" for The Bahamas.

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May 12, 2015
Bahamasair and Public Managers Union Sign Industrial Agreement

Valentine Grimes, Chairman of the Board of Bahamasair, described the latest agreement signed between the national airline of The Bahamas and the Public Managers Union (PMU) as a ?wonderful opportunity? for The Bahamas...

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May 09, 2015
Bahamasair agrees middle managers deal with union

BAHAMASAIR executives and representatives of the Public Managers Union (PMU) yesterday signed a five-year industrial agreement aimed at "preserving the dignity and standard of living" for more than 60 middle managers employed by the ailing airline.

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February 26, 2015
Bahamasair sickout cost airline 820,000

THE Christmas industrial action by Bahamasair pilots over failed contract negotiations with the government cost the airline over $820,000 as of January 20, Deputy Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis confirmed yesterday.

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February 11, 2015
Doubt over whether Bahamasair viable without govt subsidies

Bahamasair's nearly $24 million net loss during the 2012/2013 fiscal year, combined with its deficit and liabilities, have cast further "significant doubt" on the airline's future, according to a recently released auditor's report.

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January 15, 2015
China eyeing strategic partnership with Bahamasair

Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Chinese government has allocated $8 million in grant funding for public sector projects with social, economic and touristic benefit, and has allocated $3 million under a memorandum of understanding on the provision of goods and services addressing climate change.
These are among the concrete take-aways from recent bilateral meetings between a Bahamas deleg...

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January 05, 2015
Pay and lump sum docked for pilots at Bahamasair

BAHAMASAIR pilots will not receive previously negotiated salary increments or lump sum payments as a consequence of their "illegal industrial action" last month, according to Bahamasair Board Chairman Valentine Grimes.

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January 02, 2015
Deputy PM 'has given directions' for Bahamasair pilot punishment

DEPUTY Prime Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis yesterday said he has given directives on what he "expects to occur" regarding the punitive fates of the Bahamasair pilots whose actions recently caused hundreds of travellers to be stranded in New Providence for the Christmas holidays.

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December 31, 2014
Sickout cost Bahamasair close to 1 mil. thus far

The two-day sickout staged by Bahamasair pilots last week cost the airline close to $1 million, Bahamasair Chairman Valentine Grimes revealed yesterday.
Grimes said the figure is expected to increase as Bahamasair is still receiving claims from those who traveled during the period that pilots refused to work.
He explained that the airline had to give refunds to some ticket holders, and had to reim...

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December 30, 2014
Bahamasair pilots who staged sickout will not be paid

BAHAMASAIR'S Board of Directors is expected to meet today to determine what action will be taken against dozens of Bahamasair pilots who staged a "sick out" last week, according to board Chairman Valentine Grimes.

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December 29, 2014
Deputy Minister with responsibilty for Bahamasair

The recent unprovoked and unwarranted industrial action taken by the Pilots of the national flag carrier Bahamasair is of great concern to the government of the Bahamas in that the cost and inconvenience to the traveling public calls for immediate action to be taken to avoid further occurrences...

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December 24, 2014
Bahamasair statement: 'Our contingency plan was sabotaged'

BAHAMASAIR "resumed normal operations" this morning and the "sick out" has ended, according to a statement from Bahamasair. Airline management said it anticipates that the backlog of passengers will be cleared in short order.

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December 24, 2014
Passengers angry as Bahamasair pilots keep up protest

POLICE were summoned to the Lynden Pindling International Airport's International Departure Lounge yesterday evening to calm hundreds of disgruntled Bahamasair passengers after the airline announced it had cancelled its flights to Miami.

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December 24, 2014
Bahamasair pilot "sick-out" has ended

Bahamasair wishes to advise the public that the Pilot?s ?Sick Out? has ended and effective immediately Bahamasair has resumed normal operations...

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December 24, 2014
Bahamasair pilots return to work - Christmas flight backlog to be cleared by 7pm

BAHAMASAIR pilots returned to work this morning, two days after staging a sick out leaving thousands of Christmas holiday travellers stranded.

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December 24, 2014
Butler: Bahamasair pilots action 'irresponsible and careless'

SKY Bahamas President Randy Butler yesterday called the two-day industrial action from Bahamasair pilots "irresponsible and careless", adding that the pilots are already overpaid.

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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...

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December 20, 2014
Bahamasair plane has 'mechanical difficulties'

A BAHAMASAIR plane carrying 27 passengers encountered "mechanical difficulties" before taking off early yesterday morning.

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