US Airways and Bahamasair customers now can enjoy increased service between the East Coast and the Islands of the Bahamas through a new codeshare agreement, the airlines announced yesterday.
US Airways’ and Bahamasair’s agreement encompasses Dividend Miles accrual and redemption on all Bahamasair flights as well as codesharing on daily flights between the U.S. and the Bahamas, as well as intra-Bahamian flights. US Airways customers now have new access to Governors Harbour, George Town and Treasure Cay, as well as additional flights to North Eleuthera, Marsh Harbour, and Grand Bahama Island, all via connections in Nassau.
Bahamasair customers will have new access to U.S. gateways, including Charlotte, N.C., New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Philadelphia from both Grand Bahama Island and Nassau, as well as Boston and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from Nassau. Bahamasair customers also will have single- ticket connections to US Airways’ nearly 200 destinations.
Codeshare flights are available for purchase immediately, for travel and Dividend Miles benefits beginning Sept. 15, 2004.
“This relationship with Bahamasair is a valuable and logical extension of our expansion in the Caribbean,” said N. Bruce Ashby, US Airways senior vice president of alliances. “With five gateways to Nassau and three to Grand Bahama Island, our customers have every reason — including convenience and mileage earning opportunities — to visit the Out-Islands of the Bahamas.”
“Bahamasair is pleased to partner with US Airways in this codeshare agreement, which extends Bahamasair’s reach from a number of Northern cities in America to the quaint and peaceful Out-Islands of The Bahamas,” said Van Diah, Chief Commercial Officer, of Bahamasair. “This agreement complements Bahamasair’s objective of transporting tourists into and around The Bahamas while providing airlift to the Bahamian passengers traveling into North America.”
The Bahama Journal
