“A tourist dependent nation cannot commit all of its airlift to foreign carriers... “
Says who? Any number of tourist dependent nations rely solely on foreign air carriers and do not even have a national airline. Is there an Air Aruba? An Air Dominica? An Air Bermuda? The reality is almost exactly the opposite of what you claim here.
I’ll respectfully disagree — airfares from the U.S. to Nassau are a function of competition among the multiple U.S. carriers, not any meager competition that might be presented by BahamasAir flying one or two routes out of Orlando or Miami. The percentage of US tourists who fly BahamasAir to Nassau can barely be measured in whole numbers.
If what you say is true, they should NEVER have risked human lives by flying a commercial aircraft with that defect. As for a “diamond in the rough,” that description would also fit a lump of coal.
I honestly do not understand how an electrical problem with a generator would be any safer with half a load than it would be with a full load. A generator does not operate as a function of weight ... it operates as a function of current. Sumpthin’ be mighty fishy here.
Exactly! This story does not answer the basic question of whether this smuggler was entering or leaving the country. It is sad and incredible that day after day The Tribune’s stories fail to address such simple but important questions. Just terrible, terrible journalism.
This is a poorly written story. I don’t understand how a weather delay of 35 minutes to 2 hours resulted in people sleeping on the airport floor overnight. I know the Out Island airports close after dark, but airports in the US do not.
Just a humble suggestion, but perhaps government offices could spend less time worrying about the length of a woman’s sleeves and more time delivering the services they’re paid to deliver.
Chris Brown is on the sports pages. As for Cynthia Pratt, why not just call every Bahamian woman “mother”? Why not just give everybody a nickname? What if Minnis decides his nickname is “Mr. Wonderful”? Should The Tribune refer to him as such in print?
Clamshell says...
Price-fixing is illegal in the U.S. A scheme like that would land their CEO in prison.
On ‘Flawed model’ creates more Bahamasair woe
Posted 2 January 2019, 2:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
“A tourist dependent nation cannot commit all of its airlift to foreign carriers... “
Says who? Any number of tourist dependent nations rely solely on foreign air carriers and do not even have a national airline. Is there an Air Aruba? An Air Dominica? An Air Bermuda? The reality is almost exactly the opposite of what you claim here.
On ‘Flawed model’ creates more Bahamasair woe
Posted 2 January 2019, 9:28 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
I’ll respectfully disagree — airfares from the U.S. to Nassau are a function of competition among the multiple U.S. carriers, not any meager competition that might be presented by BahamasAir flying one or two routes out of Orlando or Miami. The percentage of US tourists who fly BahamasAir to Nassau can barely be measured in whole numbers.
On ‘Flawed model’ creates more Bahamasair woe
Posted 1 January 2019, 11:57 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
If what you say is true, they should NEVER have risked human lives by flying a commercial aircraft with that defect. As for a “diamond in the rough,” that description would also fit a lump of coal.
On ‘Flawed model’ creates more Bahamasair woe
Posted 1 January 2019, 8:04 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
I honestly do not understand how an electrical problem with a generator would be any safer with half a load than it would be with a full load. A generator does not operate as a function of weight ... it operates as a function of current. Sumpthin’ be mighty fishy here.
On ‘Flawed model’ creates more Bahamasair woe
Posted 31 December 2018, 1:19 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Exactly! This story does not answer the basic question of whether this smuggler was entering or leaving the country. It is sad and incredible that day after day The Tribune’s stories fail to address such simple but important questions. Just terrible, terrible journalism.
On Canadian man found with $90,000 of heroin at airport
Posted 31 December 2018, 9:13 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
This is a poorly written story. I don’t understand how a weather delay of 35 minutes to 2 hours resulted in people sleeping on the airport floor overnight. I know the Out Island airports close after dark, but airports in the US do not.
On Bahamasair delays due to 'weather related challenges'
Posted 28 December 2018, 12:29 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Just a humble suggestion, but perhaps government offices could spend less time worrying about the length of a woman’s sleeves and more time delivering the services they’re paid to deliver.
On Dept of Immigration dress code sparks debate
Posted 15 December 2018, 10:59 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Chris Brown is on the sports pages. As for Cynthia Pratt, why not just call every Bahamian woman “mother”? Why not just give everybody a nickname? What if Minnis decides his nickname is “Mr. Wonderful”? Should The Tribune refer to him as such in print?
On Thanks for the invitation, Brave . . . but FNM’s rebels staying put - for now
Posted 11 December 2018, 12:11 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
No matter ... the Tribune does not identify any other public official by their nickname. Why this guy? His parents gave him the legal name of Philip.
On Thanks for the invitation, Brave . . . but FNM’s rebels staying put - for now
Posted 11 December 2018, 11:08 a.m. Suggest removal