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Bahamasair to start new flights to Miami, Havana and Birmingham

Bahamasair (Nassau) will again add the Freeport-Miami route on June 6, operating two days a week (on Fridays and Sundays). Additionally the carrier will start a route linking Nassau with Havana three days a week commencing on June 3.

In other news, Bahamasair has contracted with Xtra Airways (Boise, Idaho) to operate a summer seasonal charter service to Birmingham, Alabama. The first charter flight departed from Birmingham to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island on May 3. The seasonal charter flights will operate to Freeport through August 6 and is bookable through VacationExpress.com.

Read the full account from AL.com: CLICK HERE

In addition, Bahamasair is back at Baltimore/Washington (BWI) and Richmond (RIC) for its summer charter program. Xtra Airways will again be operating the flights for Bahamasair. The first or second weekly charters will be operated with Xtra’s N43XA in Xtra colors. However N279AD is being painted at this time and will take over the BWI/RIC flights in a hybrid Bahamasair/Xtra Airways livery that N42XA carried last summer.

Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. Xtra Airways has operated for Bahamasair in the past. Boeing 737-429 N42XA (msn 25729) is seen in the past at Baltimore/Washington with Bahamasair titles (currently the aircraft still displays Xtra Airways titles for the Birmingham flights).

Bahamasair: AG Slide Show

Xtra Airways: AG Slide Show

 

 

Xtra Airways’ 737-429 N42XA in new colors

 

Boeing 737-429 N42XA (msn 25729) of Xtra Airways prepares to depart from San Francisco in the new look.  To see how N42XA was formerly painted please click on the photo.  Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.

Boeing 737-429 N42XA (msn 25729) of Xtra Airways prepares to depart from San Francisco in the new look. To see how N42XA was formerly painted please click on the photo. Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.

Xtra Airways (formerly Casino Express) (Elko) introduced this updated color scheme in December 2008.