by Brian Major
Last updated: 9:00 AM ET, Wed August 30, 2023
Delta’s new service follows “incredible demand” for vacations in the destination, said Tourism Minister Chester Cooper. (Photo by Brian Major)
Delta Air Lines is launching
the carrier’s first direct flights to Nassau, Bahamas’ Lynden Pindling
International Airport from Miami International Airport starting November 5. The
daily flights will operate year-around, Bahamas
government and tourism officials said this week.
Florida represents the territory’s
primary U.S. source region, with Miami “delivering over 70,000 visitors to The
Bahamas during the first six months of 2023,” according to Ministry of Tourism officials
quoted in media reports.
The new flights are due to “the incredible demand for the destination and the reward of
our efforts to strengthen partnerships to increase stopover visitors to our
shores,” said Chester Cooper, the Bahamas’ minister of tourism, investments and
aviation.
“The route will help satisfy that
demand and it will also help Bahamians get to and from Florida easier,” said Cooper.
The Miami-Nassau service will utilize Delta’s
Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
The new service will provide
additional air options for travelers to the Bahamas Culinary & Arts
Festival, scheduled for October 27 to 29 at the Baha Mar mega-resort.
The event will feature top
chef talent including Marcus Samuelsson of Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop
House, Katsuya Uechi of Katsuya, and Dario Cecchini of Carna.
With the new route, Delta
will now serve Nassau from U.S. airports including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Boston
Logan International, and John F. Kennedy international and LaGuardia International
in New York.
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