Air Canada Returns to Exuma in The Bahamas

By: - December 20th, 2021
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The first flight in more than a year to Exuma on Air Canada.

Air Canada has returned to the island of Great Exuma in The Bahamas. 

The company’s return flight touched down in Great Exuma this weekend, following a year of suspension. 

It was a full flight into Exuma International Airport, according to officials at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. 

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The Grand Isle resort in Great Exuma.

Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Chester Cooper was on hand for the flight relaunch event. 

It’s a big boost for the island’s two major resorts, Sandals Emerald Bay and Grand Isle, along with the large portfolio of boutique hotels and villas across the Exuma archipelago. 

For more on how to visit The Bahamas right now, see here.

— CJ

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