Silver Airways Further Expands Bahamas Flying With Three New Nonstop Routes Plus Resumption of Seasonal Service and Increased Frequencies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silver Airways, who already offers more routes between Florida and the Bahamas than any other airline, is offering even more travel options with the introduction of three new nonstop routes between the Sunshine State and the Out Islands of the Bahamas, as well as resuming a number of seasonal routes and increasing frequencies between numerous current routes starting on February 12, 2015.

Silver’s new nonstop routes include:

Tampa — Marsh Harbour in the Abacos with two weekly flights on Saturdays and Sundays;
Orlando — North Eleuthera with one weekly flight on Saturdays;
Orlando — Freeport in Grand Bahama with one weekly flight on Saturdays.
Silver is also resuming the following seasonal service:

Fort Lauderdale — Governors Harbour in Eleuthera with three weekly flights (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays);
Fort Lauderdale — George Town on Great Exuma Island with five weekly flights (every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays);
Orlando — Marsh Harbour in the Abacos with daily service;
Jacksonville — Marsh Harbour in the Abacos with two weekly flights on Saturdays and Sundays.
In addition, Silver Airways is adding more flights for the peak travel season between Fort Lauderdale and Bimini, Freeport, Marsh Harbour, North Eleuthera, and Treasure Cay, as well as between Palm Beach and Marsh Harbour.

“Our new nonstop service from Tampa and Orlando to the Bahamas, as well as our recently increased flights to Fort Lauderdale from Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa are all part of our continued focus and increased flying in our home markets throughout Florida and the Bahamas, and our way of making it even easier for our customers to visit many of the unique islands of the Bahamas,” said Silver Airways CEO Sami Teittinen.

“Island destinations have been a top priority for us,” said Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano. “We’re thrilled to partner with Silver Airways and offer Marsh Harbour as a new nonstop route, creating easy connectivity between Tampa Bay and a destination known for great boating, fishing and honeymooning.”

To celebrate the new service, Silver is offering introductory fares from $139 to the Bahamas and $179 from the Bahamas (one way, including taxes and fees)* through 11:59 pm EST on December 22, 2014, for nonstop travel between February 12, 2015 and April 30, 2015. For complete details, reservations and to receive email updates on Silver’s special offers, visit silverairways.com.

In addition, Silver’s connections offer the ease and convenience of seamless booking, ticketing and baggage handling with connections to dozens of destinations that are available via the airline’s codeshare with United Airlines and interline ticketing partnerships with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, US Airways, Bahamasair, Hahn Air and All Nippon Airways.

Members of United’s MileagePlus® and JetBlue’s TrueBlue customer loyalty programs can also earn frequent flyer awards for travel throughout Silver’s Florida network.