The Air Operator Certificate of Freeport, Bahamas-based Flamingo Air is suspended, pending an outcome of the investigation into a July 10 fatal crash, regulators announced.
Avelo Airlines will make Nassau, Bahamas, its fourth international destination, with service to be launched from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
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Alaska Airlines will operate routes to the Bahamas for the first time, launching service to the Caribbean country in December from Seattle and Los Angeles.
In 2013, Nassau Airport Development Company concluded a $410 million redevelopment, transforming the airport into a modern, efficient and culturally reflective facility. The airport increased in size by 24 per cent and is now capable of accommodating 50 per cent more passengers – more than five million.
JetBlue has more than doubled its activities from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International over the past ten years and has grown capacity 78.3 per cent since the start of the decade, an average annual rise of 15.7 per cent. Its departure capacity was up 15.1 percent last year as Albany, Baltimore, Charleston, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Providenciales were all added as new destinations.
Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB) was recognised at this year’s Routes Americas for its initiatives working with airline partners to help bring more airlift to the idyllic Bahamas archipelago and secured the lucrative Overall Winner award ahead of other destinations and the region’s airports in the respected Routes Marketing Awards.
With Southwest Airlines announcing at Routes Americas the launch of a new daily non-stop service between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau in The Bahamas starting on August 7, 2016 Routesonline takes a closer look at how Lynden Pindling International Airport is driving growth.
