Minister of Works and Utilities, with responsibility for Bahamasair, Bradley Roberts said Sunday that as a result of town meetings held on these islands in previous months, the people of these communities made a recommitment to support Bahamasair.
“I know that they (the committees) are evaluating that because they have made some changes and they got a recommitment out of the people that they will work with Bahamasair. I do not know what the results are thus far,” he told the Guardian.
A decision, he said, will be made to continue service into these stations after the carrier has monitored the load factors with a reliable schedule in place.
The Government recently outsourced several Family Island destinations to private charter companies.
At the launch of two new Dash-8s at the Nassau International Airport on Friday, Mr. Roberts also indicated that Bahamasair intended to increase the number of shuttles in the Freeport route to fulfill the demands of business travellers and others.
Bahamasair would also be increasing its Nassau/Exuma frequency and initiating an Exuma/Ft. Lauderdale service in due course.
“The public should also be aware that Bahamasair is in the process of out-sourcing its Andros routes to Western Air on a code share basis. In so doing, travellers will be able to access Andros flight schedules from virtually anywhere in the world using Bahamasair’s computerised reservations system,” he said.
Bahamasair’s Board and Management have also requested permission to recommence daily service to Cap Haitien in December, he said. “These initiatives are part of the strategic restructuring plan developed by the Board of Directors, all geared toward reducing the losses of the airline and improving the quality of service,” Mr. Roberts said.
By Vanessa Rolle, The Nassau Guardian
