Gulfstream International Adds to its Bahamas Network

Posted 24/10/2011

US regional carrier Gulfstream International Airlines has announced plans to expand its network in The Bahamas with new daily links to Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island from Orlando and to Freeport on Grand Bahama Island from Palm Beach from next month.  The company already operates services on more routes to the Bahamas than any other mainland US carrier.

The new link to Grand Bahama Island International Airport at Freeport from Palm Beach International Airport will start from November 8.  Gulfstream International already serves the Island four times daily from Fort Lauderdalle, while flights to Marsh Harbour are already offered from Palm Beach.  Two days later, from November 10, its Marsh Harbour offering will be extended with the introduction of the new flight from Orlando International. 

Marsh Harbour, is a small town in the heart of Great Abaco, is a well-known boating, fishing and sailing destination. Several protected underwater areas also make for excellent diving and snorkeling. Shopping and restaurant options are varied and plentiful, while the island’s idyllic weather and wealth of water sports activities – boating, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking and more – form the main attractions.

Like its present network, these flights will be operated using Beech 1900 turboprops under the Continental Connection carrier brand and under codeshares with United Airlines and with Panama City-based Copa Airlines.  Gulfstream International currently has a fleet of over 20 Beech 1900 which alongside the Bahamas are used on flights within Florida and Ohio.

“This new service underscores our commitment to offer the highest-quality service and flexible flight options in the Florida-Bahamas market,” said Darrell Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Gulfstream International Airlines.  “To help accommodate the leisure travelers who we largely serve to destinations like The Bahamas, we developed a schedule that allows our customers to maximize their vacation time through the convenience of early morning departures to their destination and late evening returns.”

The network development community will get the opportunity to view the Bahamas air services first hand when they attend next year’s Routes Americas forum which will be taking place at Nassau, Paradise Island, between February 19 and 21, hosted by Nassau Airport Development Company. Click here for more information on the event.

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