Mr. Hanley is absolutely and unequivocally correct! As an airline and airport executive, I can assure this government that Part 121 (airlines) and Part 135 (air taxi) operators are not going to absorb thee exorbitant fees. The fees WILL be passed along to passengers, as they should, and when the passengers realize what ticket prices have risen to, they'll simply stop flying to these destinations. I hope this government realizes that visitors have many other options of destinations.

Any fees and taxes that are levied on my business, I pass along to my customers. I don't "absorb" the fees as one not so bright government minister put it. Absorb the fees for what reason...............because I'm nice and I like you all??? Try again!!!!!

One final piece of advise for this ill-informed government............you can be assured the communist regime in Cuba will be no more before Trump leaves office in two years, and when that happens, Cuba will open up, and when it does, the Bahamas is in for a rude awakening. Mark my word!

Prominent as in "important" or "famous??" Is this some junior inexperienced and uneducated staff reporter?? Let's be clear - this is another scum bag drug dealer rid from society! And there's plenty more where he came from, and in prominent places.

Wrong! It's private land dude! What do you suggest? You want to squat like some Bahamians like to do??

63 years old and 63 years later nothing's changed. Same sh-t, different year!

Growing pains - my azz!!!! The dysfunction within BPL goes way back to the early days of BEC. It was broken then and is still broken now. Wake-up Bahamas!!! When are you all
going to realize that anything this government puts their hands on turns to nanny!!! But you all keep voting them in. Stupid see as stupid do!!!!

The United States will do what is best for the United States, and the Bahamas must do what's best for the Bahamas. It's as simple as that! Diversify your economy, get creative and quit relying on the same ole thing!

What a disgrace!

As a non Bahamian looking from the outside, what a disgrace and embarrassment on the owners and operators of Flamingo and the Bahamian Government. To allow such a safety record to continue unchecked is a travesty. Flamingo needs to be prohibited from ever operating an airline again. I suspect the law suits will begin shortly, as they should. May the departed RIP and may God bless and comfort their families.

Ya think??????????

Or why is it that Bahamians who obtain nursing degrees in the U.S. won't be given a job in the Bahamas, and instead have to work in the U.S. That's how screwed up this government is. Bahamians with nursing degrees and the government won't hire them. Explain that to me Chesta!!!!!!