Frontier Set to Launch Atlanta-Bahamas Flights

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - September 15th, 2022

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Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is launching its newest route to The Bahamas in just over a month.

Frontier is kicking of its first-ever flights from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Nov. 5.

The new route will operate between Atlanta and Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport, with service once weekly on Saturdays.

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It’s a boost for The Bahamas, which has seen some of the strongest tourism growth of any in the region in the last year.

It’s part of a broader expansion to the Caribbean out of Atlanta that includes new service to Jamaica and Costa Rica.

Frontier says introductory pricing is starting at $69.

For more, visit Frontier.

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