British Airways Expanding Bahamas Flights

By: - November 15th, 2019
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British Airways is expanding its flights service to The Bahamas next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The air carrier will be adding a new weekly Tuesday flight between London Heathrow and Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport. 

That service is slated to begin March 29, 2020, according to a statement from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. 

The new flights will mean British Airways will be offering nonstop flights between London and Nassau on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 

It’s part of a wider Caribbean expansion for British Airways.

— CJ

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