AirTran launches flights to Nassau, Bahamas
Low cost airline AirTran Airways continued expanding its roster of tropical vacation destinations, launching nonstop flights to Nassau, Bahamas, from Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington and Orlando. The new service makes its debut alongside the low fare carrier’s new flights to Key West, Fla., which also start today.
The airline will offer daily flights to Nassau out of Atlanta, four times per week service from Baltimore/Washington and five times per week service from Orlando.
“After introducing flights to San Juan and Cancun earlier this year, AirTran Airways continues to meet passenger demand for leisure travel in the Caribbean,” said Matthew Klein, director of pricing and distribution planning for AirTran Airways. “Our service to Nassau comes just in time for travelers to escape the cold weather and warm up during the winter holidays and the New Year.”
Airlines, AirTran, New Routes, North America, South and Central America
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The future of the route into Nassau depends on the success. To my knowledge AirTran is not flying anymore from Florida to Grand Bahama. Unfortunately the Bahamas has a very low reputation as a nice tourist destination due to high murder rate, crime and corruption. We have to know that the Bahamas has already the 81st murder victim in 2009 when a father of a 9-month-old girl was gunned down while standing outside a home with a group of friends. I have to wonder because the Bahamas is a mini state with 320 000 inhabitants only. On the other hand this small island nation makes big business in drug trafficking. And this has a influence in the people´s moral.
Bahamians rip off foreigners already when you arrive in Nassau. I met a family of 5 and they paid 135 $ for going to Atlantis. The taxi driver charged per person. Do not fall in that trap. Ask for the police and save your money. A study (National Tourism Quality Assurance Survey) about dissatisfied tourists confirmed that travelers do not want to go to the Bahamas again due to poor service, bad attitudes and too high prices.