Bahamasair Offers Flights to Cuba
By Isobel Sherman - The Abaconian - 15 August 2002

Bahamasair announced on July 31 that it would begin flights to Havana four days per week in October. The cost quoted was $89 one way. So we are now going to fly to a competing tourist destination, one that could be a real threat to the tourism industry in the Bahamas.

I heartedly agree with Silbert Mills on Radio Abaco on August 1st when he asked how could Bahamasair fly to Cuba while Abaco can"t have the flight to West Palm Beach back? Also he said that to fly from Nassau to Havana is about 200 miles and to fly from Marsh Harbour to West Palm is about 196 miles. Yet it usually costs $300 or more round trip to go to Florida.

I have written many times about the need for more seats to West Palm Beach because Bahamasair stopped their service there. Now I will ask the question, Has tourist arrivals this summer been down because of the lack of seats from West Palm Beach and how did the price of tickets affect the numbers?