Heiner Wilkens of Condor presents Minister of Tourism & Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace with a special replica of Condor's 767 aircraft.
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Nassau, Bahamas - Minister
of Tourism & Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace promised to use
the latest technology to draw visitors as he welcomed Condor Airlines
back to the Bahamas on Friday, after a 20-year absence.
Condor
returned to the Bahamas with a weekly “triangular” flight that brings
the 270-seat aircraft from Frankfurt, Germany to Cuba and Nassau. As
new flights come to the Bahamas, the Ministry of Tourism will be boosting
interest and awareness of the country through electronic means, Minister
Vanderpool-Wallace said in an inaugural flight ceremony at Lynden Pindling
International.
“You
will see us using the best electronic tools, particularly the internet
to convey the broad variety that the Bahamas is,” he said.
Minister
Vanderpool-Wallace said visitors must be made aware that the Bahamas
is a region, just as the Caribbean is a region. Bahamians must
also be aware that is important to make visitors feel welcome, he said.
Passengers
are able to book Condor to the Bahamas from as low as 400 Euros to 999
Euros.
“It
is quite affordable from Europe to come over here,” said Heiner Wilkens,
chairman of Condor’s Supervisory Board. “It’s crisis time
and people still say ok, they want to travel. It is also a sign
in Europe and in Germany that Condor opens a new route in times of crisis
because we have confidence in flying.”
Condor
will arrive in Nassau on Fridays, returning to Germany on Saturdays.
