Monday, September 1, 2025
By LEANDRA ROLLE
Tribune Chief Reporter
lrolle@tribunemedia.net
DOZENS of Bahamasair passengers faced hours of delays yesterday after a dispute between two pilots grounded a flight in Abaco.
The Tribune understands the pilots argued after landing on schedule in Marsh Harbour from New Providence.
The aircraft was scheduled to depart for West Palm Beach, Florida shortly after 11am with more than 30 passengers.
However, one pilot reportedly refused to fly with the other, forcing passengers to wait for a replacement crew.
The flight eventually left after 4pm, causing some travellers to miss their connecting flights. The original pilots were flown back to New Providence on Western Air.
Bahamasair chairman Tanya Pratt confirmed an incident occurred but gave no details. She said an investigation is underway.
Airport workers speaking anonymously told The Tribune the incident caused the airline to lose "tons" of money.
One airport worker told The Tribune that this was the first time he had ever experienced such an incident.
It remains unclear whether the pilots will face disciplinary action.
Comments
pileit says...
"Disciplinary Action"? At Bahamasair? the writer must be making joke. That shtshow has devolved into a parody of an airline... legacy leadership by relics that are 3 decades out of touch with current industry, unable to enforce any standard having allowed bargaining agreements that castrate the company (I can't seriously call it an airline, sorry). The opportunity to offload this millstone came during covid, the then administration lacked the cajones and foresight to do it. Now we will witness a slow, cancerous death that will drain our treasury with it. Instead of creating incentive & subsidies for local aviation companies to thrive in the private sector, they keep mumbling how "necessary" Bahamasair is... look at Western Air for example, WITHOUT any government assistance they have grown to be more reliable and presentable than Bahamasair, imagine if the 4 or 5 local aviation companies with long standing received one tenth of what Bahamasair sucks from our treasury yearly, the islands would be fully and competitively serviced and market forces would force increasing quality. DUMP THIS ALBATROSS!
Posted 1 September 2025, 10:38 a.m. Suggest removal
tell_it_like_it_is says...
Y'all ever watch the show MayDay Air disasters on YouTube? I hope the reason is NOT because the pilot didn't feel the other one was competent. On MayDay, an incompetent pilot resulted in all souls on board lost. <br/>
If it was for a petty reason, that would be sad indeed.
Posted 1 September 2025, 5:09 p.m. Suggest removal
bogart says...
"The Tribune understands the pilots argued after landing on schedule in Marsh Harbour from New Providence. "
Fishy. Arguments of the magnitude that result in the visible animosity that transmits to widespread negative effect to a planeload of more than 30 passengers after ??????? the plane landed ???????
Could it not be that the beginning of the dispute likely not started for some time before ???----- and in flying the planeload of passengers ----- and after obvious no amicable resolution forming ------ then ON GROUND quickly vented accumulated built up anger ----- led to this absolute disagreement.
Fully INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED VERIFIED MEDICAL SPECIALISTS and other investigations needed and ground the pilots involved with revocation of services in the Bahamas.
Posted 1 September 2025, 8:22 p.m. Suggest removal
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