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Bahamas Information Services Updates
Delta starts direct flights from New York to Grand Bahama Island
By BIS
Dec 18, 2009 - 2:05:38 PM

Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas - A Ministry of Tourism team was on the ground making sure that everyone felt welcomed and received a gift as they disembarked from Delta’s direct inaugural flight from New York (via John F Kennedy Airport) to Grand Bahama.

The airline will use a CR9 Aircraft with a seating capacity of 76-passengers. Flights will run Thursday through Sunday.

The flights will be packaged through Delta Vacations and participating hotels include the Radisson at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resorts, The Reef Village at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort, Pelican Bay Hotel & Suites, Viva Wyndham Fortuna Resort, and Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour.

Pictured making sure visitors receive their gift bag from left: Debbie Hyler, Manager, Ports of Entrée, MOT; Keren Seymour, Director, MOT - Grand Bahama Island; Don Cornish, Administrator, Officer of the Prime Minister and Gary Gilbert, CEO, Grand Bahama International Airport. (BIS photo/Vandyke Hepburn)

Atlantic Southeast currently has a presence in Grand Bahama operating two weekly flights between Grand Bahama and Atlanta. Effective Dec 12th Atlantic Southeast commenced daily flights. However, on Dec 26th, Jan 1st and 2nd, flights will be operated by Delta Mainline (MD80) with the following schedule:

5611 ATL- FPO 1000-1210 CRJ700/900 Daily
5610 FPO - ATL 1245 - 1445 CRJ700/900 Daily

Comair will resume services into Grand Bahama on Dec 18th with four flights weekly between Grand Bahama and New York as scheduled below:

6713 JFK - FPO 1100-1420 CRJ700/900 3,4,5,6
6668 FPO - JFK 1500- 1835 CRJ700/900 3,4,5,6

Gary Gilbert, CEO Grand Bahama Airport Company, Freeport Container Port and Freeport Harbour Company, welcomes Captain Gene Johnson and the crew of the Delta flight making its inaugural trip to Grand Bahama with over 50 passengers. Left to right are Phil Carey, Director, GBAC; First Officer Thomas Richardson; Flight Attendant Crystal Wight; Debbie Huyler, Manager Tourism Services and Ports of Entry; Flight Attendant Kim Domokos; Sherry Brookes, GBAC Corporate Affairs Manager; Gary Gilbert; Karen Seymour, Director/Grand Bahama Tourism Office; and Don Cornish, Administrator, Office of the Prime Minister.