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American Airlines, Bahamasair Adding New Grand Bahama Flights

The island of Grand Bahama is set for a serious tourism boost next month, with the debut of a pair of new nonstop routes. On Nov. 5, American Airlines will be flying nonstop from Charlotte, North Carolina to Freeport, Grand …

New Flights from Orlando to The Bahamas

Bahamasair, has relaunched a major route between Florida and The Bahamas. The Bahamas’ national flag carrier just restarted service between Orlando International Airport and Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport. The flights, which resumed this week, will be operating twice …

Tropic Ocean Airways Launches Fort Lauderdale-Nassau Flights

Put simply, it’s the best way to get from South Florida to Nassau. Period. Tropic Ocean Airways has launched its first regularly scheduled service between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau in The Bahamas. The carrier kicked off its inaugural Fort Lauderdale-Nassau …

Grand Bahama’s Top All-Inclusive Is Reopening This Month

The leading all-inclusive in Grand Bahama is set to reopen this month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Lighthouse Pointe all-inclusive at the Grand Lucayan resort complex will reopen to guests on March 25. The Freeport-area resort has a total of …

The Winners of the 2020 CJ Bahamas Travel Awards

The winners of the first-ever Caribbean Journal Bahamas Travel Awards have been revealed. The inaugural CJBTA celebrated the best of the destination, from hotels and marinas to taxi drivers and chefs, with the awardees receiving their trophies in a ceremony …

Bahamasair Relaunches Fort Lauderdale-Grand Bahama Flights

Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has relaunched commercial services to Grand Bahama. The first international commercial flight to Grand Bahama since Hurricane Dorian arrived in Freeport on Monday, Dec. 16. It was the second international flight to Grand Bahama in three …

Grand Bahama Airport Receives First International Flight Since Dorian

In a significant step for Grand Bahama’s recovery, the island’s airport has received its first international flights since Hurricane Dorian. The first U.S. flight to Grand Bahama since Hurricane Dorian arrived from Bristol, Tenn. on Nov. 27. The Boeing 737 …

U.S. Flights Could Soon Return to Grand Bahama

Flights from the United States are set to return to Grand Bahama, according to a statement from the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board. Officials are targeting the middle of this month for the resumption of flights from the United States. …

A New Way to Get to This Island in The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s best known as the island where Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World. But the beach-filled island of San Salvador in The Bahamas has long been under the radar of even …

Bahamasair Launches New Flights to Bimini

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has launched its newest route to The Bahamas. The carrier has officially begun operating flights four times each week between Miami International Airport and the island of Bimini. Flights on the 50-seat …

Condor Launches New Bahamas Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Germany’s Condor Airlines has launched a new nonstop flight between Frankfurt and The Bahamas. The first Condor-Nassau flight arrived to the sounds of Junkanoo drums at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling Airport on Monday. Condor has made …

New Nonstop Flights from Houston to the Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair is launching new nonstop flights from Houston to the Bahamas. The carrier will be launching the flights from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Nassau on Nov. 16. The flights will …

Bahamasair Returns to Normal Operations

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has returned to normal operations, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The carrier has resumed normal scheduled service to all of its destinations. That includes its flights to the …

Bahamasair Launches New Cap-Haitien Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has officially launched its new weekly service between Nassau and the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien. The flights were inaugurated with a ceremony at Cap Haitien’s Hugo Chavez International Airport. Haiti Tourism …

Bahamasair Names New Managing Director

Bahamian national air carrier Bahamasair has named a new executive team. Bahamasair Chairman Valentine Grimes has announced that Tracy Cooper has been appointed the carrier’s new managing director. Cooper had most recently served as director of maintenance at the company, …

Bahamasair Launches First-Ever Haiti Flights

Bahamasair has a new destination: Haiti. The carrier made its inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince this week as it touched down at Toussaint Louverture International Airport. The ATR-42, 50-seat turboprop aircraft – one of the carrier’s newest fleet acquired in 2015 …

Bahamasair Launching New Orlando Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has officially announced the launch of its new service to and from Florida. Beginning June 19, Bahamasair will be launching new nonstop service between Grand Bahama and Orlando. The service will …

New Flights From Orlando to the Bahamas

There will soon be a new way to get to the Bahamas from Orlando. Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has announced the impending launch of new flight service from Orlando to Freeport, Grand Bahama. Flight UP 219 will officially launch on …