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Bahamasair Holdings Limited, operating as Bahamasair (stylised: bahamasaır), is the flag carrier of The Bahamas. Headquartered in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, the airline operates scheduled services to 32 domestic and regional destinations in the Caribbean and the United States from its base at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Key facts
- Airline.airline
- Bahamasair
- Airline.logo
- Bahamasair Logo.svg
- Airline.image
- Commercial_flight_UP203_NAS_to_FLL_airplane_C6-BFX_Boeing_737-790|250px
- Airline.caption
- A Bahamasair Boeing 737-700 in Fort Lauderdale
- Airline.IATA
- UP
- Airline.ICAO
- BHS
- Airline.callsign
- BAHAMAS
- Airline.parent
- Bahamian Government
- Airline.headquarters
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Airline.frequent_flyer
- Bahamasair Flyer
- Airline.fleet_size
- 10
- Airline.destinations
- 20
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.bahamasair.com
- Image
- C6-BFM (6859576364).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bahamasair
- IATA airline designator
- UP
- ICAO airline designator
- BHS
- inception
- 1973-00-00
- Merchant Category Code
- 3240
- airline accounting code
- 111
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years
- 1980s
- 1990s
- Development since the 2000s
- Codeshare and interline agreements
- Fleet
- Current fleet
- Historic fleet
- Destinations
- Accidents and incidents
- References
- External links
Bahamasair Holdings Limited, operating as Bahamasair (stylised: bahamasaır), is the flag carrier of The Bahamas. Headquartered in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, the airline operates scheduled services to 32 domestic and regional destinations in the Caribbean and the United States from its base at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
== History == ===Early years=== Bahamasair was established by the Bahamas Government and started operations on 17 June 1973 by acquiring the routes of Flamingo Airlines and the operations and routes of Out Island Airways (OIA). During the early 1970s, both Flamingo Airlines and Out Island Airways were operating scheduled passenger services, Flamingo with British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets, Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops and Convair 340 and Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft while Out Island was operating Fairchild Hiller FH-227 and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops. Out Island later operated the BAC One-Eleven jet as well.