Sunday, December 20, 2009

Grand Bahama International Airport welcomes additional air service


A GIFT FOR YOU. A young passenger, one of 58 passengers on the new Delta direct flight from New York making its inaugural trip to Grand Bahama, accepts a gift from Gary Gilbert, CEO of Grand Bahama Airport Company, Freeport Container Port and Freeport Harbour Company as they arrived on the island.

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, - Grand Bahama International Airport announces the commencement of additional air services to Grand Bahama Island with the return of Delta Airlines’ Comair from JFK New York, and another Delta affiliate, Atlantic Southeast already providing service from Atlanta.

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 of Grand Bahama Airport Company, Freeport Container Port and Freeport Harbour Company said, “These two destinations have always been special to the tourism success of Grand Bahama and the Grand Bahama Airport Company is pleased to welcome the return of Delta to the island and the services from Atlanta and New York”.

WELCOME.  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.

The Grand Bahama Airport Company joins in the forward move to re-position and re-claim the island’s competitive edge in the tourism market, and is in collaboration with all other marketing and developmental strategies to attract new services to the destination.

The Grand Bahama Airport Company looks forward to the co-operation that will make this venture a success, as the entire island of Grand Bahama is expected to benefit.

Grand Bahama Airport Company (GBAC) owns and operates the Grand Bahama International Airport, which is situated only 65 miles from Florida and capable of handling the largest aircrafts in the world. GBA is a joint venture between the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group and the Grand Bahama Development Company.

HPH, a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL), is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with interests in a total of 49 ports, spanning 25 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. HPH also owns a number of transportation-related service companies.