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Routing

-FOREWORD-

I live in a beachfront apartment complex , Oriana at Lauderdale by the Sea, with my mother and father, along with several residents that happen to (mostly) be snowbirds. Snowbirds are not avian creatures, rather, they are residents from the northeast USA and the Great White North who spend the winter, spring, and summer in various places in Florida and other states bathed in sunshine. Floridians are quite thankful for the snowbirds as they boost the economy through tourist revenue and also help keep Florida tax levels down.

My mother is the chairwoman of the board of the OBTS Complex, and has many snowbird friends. One friend offered for us to have an all-expenses-paid trip to Atlantis, which is an expansive resort an hour away from Nassau, Bahamas, a chain of islands to the west of Fort Lauderdale. Atlantis is famous for its twin towers, nightlife, massive Casino rivaling those in Vegas, bustling water park, and amazing aquariums. How could we not accept?

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KFLL (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International)-MYNN (Lynden Pindling International Airport)

• Airline: JetBlue Airways
• Airline IATA Code: IATA Code # B6
• Airline IACO Code: IACO Code # JBU
• Airline Callsign: Radio Callsign JETBLUE
• Airline Flight Number: # B6 1593
• Aircraft / Equipment Used for Flight : ERJ-190-100AR IGW
• Aircraft / Equipment Registration: Registration # N355JB
• Aircraft / Equipment Nationality: United States of America - FAA - Registered A/C / Equipment
• Aircraft Manufacturer: Embraer S.A.
• Aircraft Sub - Manufacturer: Embraer Commercial
• Aircraft's First Flight: -NULL-
• Aircraft Test Registration: Test Registration PT-TJV (Brazil)
• Aircraft Config: Y+14Y86
• Total Number of Passenger Seats: 100 Seats
• Aircraft Construction Number (MSN) : # 19000617
• Aircraft Delivery Date: March 22nd, 2013
• Aircraft Powerplant (s) : 2x GE CF34-10E6
• Aircraft Owned by / Leased from: Owned by JETBLUE AIRWAYS
• Cabin: Even More Space J Class
• Seat Assignment: Seat # 12D, Window Seat
• Row Assignment: Row # 12
• Airline Flight Date: March 19th, 2014
• Boarding Call Time: 12:38 PM EST, March 19th, 2014
• Boarding Zone: Boarding Zone # 2
• Departure Time: : 1:08 PM EST, March 19th, 2014
• Arrival Time: 1:48 PM EST, March 19th, 2014
• Time Aloft: 0 hours 40 minutes (40 minutes)
• Filed Speed: 369 KIAS
• Filed Cruising Altitude: 15,000 feet
• Flight Distance: Direct: 182 SM | Planned: 191 SM | Flown: 189 SM
• Routing Waypoint (s) : BEECH3 BAHMA RAJAY ZQA
• Average Fare: $ 120.99 USD (Economy Class)

FLIGHT DATA SOURCE (S) :

1. PlaneSpotter.Net Data

2. FlightAware Live Flight Tracking Data


FlightAware for this flight. Copyright FlightAware © 2014

My mother and I dropped our pets off at the boarder, and called a taxi from Yellow Cab. This would be the first trip I had taken in a while that was not just to take a flight, and my second to Atlantis. The night before I convinced my mother to fork over $50 to upgrade us to JetBlue's "Premium Cabin": Even More Space.

Before B6 introduced SkySuites ("JetBlue Mint") and lie flat seating on its transcontinental routes of JFK-SFO, JFK-LAX, LAX-JFK, and SFO-JFK, EMS was the premium product of JetBlue. Even More Space is just what the title describes: A standard economy seat with exactly seven inches of extra legroom.

Unlike Spirit, however, EMS also gives the ticket holder priority boarding and TSA fast-track lines. Later on, this proved to be necessary...


An older-generation, but still reliable Ford Explorer Taxi.


One of the cons of living in The Venice of America: waiting at insurmountable drawbridges.


Pulling around FLL. Note the newly-planted palm trees.



Arriving at FLL T3. Yes, Cuban flights operate from this terminal, but only on chartered flights. Cuba is 90 miles from where I was standing when I took this picture....

Arriving at the airport was hectic. Long lines of B6 passengers lined the curbs, desperately trying to get their bags checked. JB uses the "Purple" Terminal 3, with it's own dedicated concourse. My mother and I strolled around, trying to find the Even More Speed checkin line for twenty minutes, with my mom getting cold feet all the while as we had only 1:38 before our flight left. Finally she suggested to ask a JetBlue agent where the line was, so I did, only to find out that there was only a priority security line.

Annoyed by the broken promise, I headed outside to join the massive line present outside. Suddenly, a muscular JB agent teleported to us out of nowhere and asked to see our boarding passes, then looked up with a worried look. He told us that we had just barely skirted the international check-in time limit but went to his supervisor to make an exception. The supervisor, an even taller leviathian came out and had us skip the giant line, again with the other passengers stiff glares permeating our walk to the counter. The curb agent stickered our bags and sent us on our way to the Even More Speed priority TSA line, remarking "you wouldn't have made it without the upgrades.' (Sic)

My mother and I were nudoscoped, and we shuffled right out of the TSA jungle only to be dumped in a completely new Terminal 3. New renovations brought forth a Pei Wei Chinese Takeout, and other gourmet favorites like Jamba Juice fresh smoothies. We didn't buy anything, but it looked nice from a distance.


T3 with Concourse F in the background.


Checking in.





Terminal 3, Concourse F.

At the gate, and to an extent the whole area, was swamped with pax from various JetBlue flights. Since there was no adjacent airline clubs or lounges, and almost every seat was taken, I relegated to snapping various pictures of the concourse and the surrounding airlines. AA uses this terminal, with a single international service as well as two hub routes. (hint, hint-look for an AA First Class TR in a few months )

At 12:40 our flight was called to board, with direct service to Nassau, Bahamas. Previously the gate agent had implored the requirement of a Bohemian customs form just about as much as a Delta Air Lines gate agent drones on about full flights and checking bags. As an Even More Space passenger, like Spirit Airlines, despite my premium fare I was still seated in Zone 2. Zone 1, now is apparently reserved for people that "need extra time" (what?) and the elderly+ disabled (that makes sense to me).

Boarding the aircraft was painless and quick, much like my experience on Spirit last month. However, I was amazed at how much even the standard Y seats had in terms of legroom-as expected from JB's advertising that they have the MOST legroom in coach. Today I would be seated in the "premium" section-Even More Space- which on top of the already decent legroom, adds another seven inches to your available berth. Not only that, but the seats are well padded unlike the "slimline" stuff being installed by the likes of Delta, United, and American Airlines.

To top it all off, each seat has free satellite television in addition to Sirius XM HD Radio, which was broken/missing on my AirTran flight two weeks ago. JetBlue decided not to mess around with clumsy handheld remotes or laggy touchscreens, and added simple, intuitive controls to each armrest. Movies are available for a fee, and are free if you're on a transcontinental flight (but only if you can switch to the "movie" channel during the first 20 minutes of the flight). Looks like I would have a comfortable 25-minute hop to the sunny islands of the Bahamas aboard this ERJ-190AR.


Premium Even More Speed boarding pass.


Looks like my flight is right on time. On a side note, why does the FIDS say US is operating a flight FLL-BCN at the bottom? Is this a charter flight or something?


Probably the newest A/C I've been on in a long time, N355JB, a 2013-built ERJ-190AR.


Old, or new AA? Your choice.


Sister N356JB is resting at the next gate over before she departs to Port Au Prince, Haiti.




Boarding the ERJ.


Notice those oversized Y seats and excellent legroom for this class.


Even more space row 12, seats CD.



Excellent legroom. No denying where we are sitting now!


Personal TV, with a built in credit card swiper to buy PPV movies.


The intuitive, easy-to-use TV remote integrated into the armrest.

No sooner had I taken the above pictures that the flight attendant was making an announcement about how we would be leaving soon and we should all take our seats ASAP for an ontime departure. Or not. The captain came over the PA and announced that since one of the Embraer's air conditioning units was inoperative, that we would not be able to leave until it was fixed according to the FAR.

"But...uhhh...it shouldn't be that long as this is only a 25 minute flight and uhhh...hopefullly...ahhh..we'll make it on time" was said in a crackly voice before the intercom cut off and the rest of the passengers heaved heavy sighs as the general attitude of the cabin flared up. However, a technician from the conveniently located Embraer MRO located across from the Delta Cargo center showed up and we were on our way, along with the customary question to all passengers in row 12, inquiring if we would be able to help out in the event of an emergency. Of course, we agreed.

Taxi was brisk, and as I'm sure everyone knows by now, two out of the three runways at FLL are closed for expansion, leaving only 10L/27R open. To cope with the increased traffic, FLL airport authorities have doubled the width of the runway's hold short taxiways, which surprsingly works quite well. I can't remember the last time I had to wait in a long line of planes to be able to take off.

Takeoff was...amazing. Even though the engines appear small, the power they unleash open being set in the TOGA detent is exhilerating. I was pushed way back into my seat, and had to clamber onto my exit-hatch mounted arm rest to capture some acceleration images. But I managed to do it


Buy on board menu. Looks like JetBlue has some actual food compared to the munchies sold for insane prices on Spirit.


CNN had, and continues to report on, the 9M-MRO disappearance. I was interested until I realized that the news report had little substance and was little more than a bunch of news reporters babbling about wildly inaccurate theories and rumors.



Pushback along with Sister going to Haiti.


Strangely, even though the AC had PTVs, a life safety demo was shown in lieu of a video presentation.


SkyBahamas Airlines Saab 340B taxis on past our AC. This airline is not to be confused with BahamasAir. Looks like FLL is the S340 capital of the world .



Taxi. Is that one of the Delta 757-300 Winglets? Registration N583NW, denoting a former Northwest bird.


Another shot of the 753.


Cabin during taxi.


US Airways A321 lands right in front of us as we line up and wait at the threshold for Runway 10L.




Turning onto RWY 10L. Looks like the previously overhead storm has swept west.



Zooming down 10L and lifting off into the baby blue sky.


Runway 27L/10R extension in progress...since 2011.


Rocketing over Hallandale Beach.

Once we reached our filed cruise altitude, we soared among the clouds. Joel, the lead Flight Attendent, announced that since this flight was only twenty five minutes long that there would be a simplified beverage including mini Dasani bottles of water (the same placed on the seat console in Delta Domestic First Class flights), and a choice between cookies and pretzels.

Suddenly the aircraft started rumbling and we shook around, banking hard to the right, with a lady in row one screaming. The passenger across from my mother looked around in fear, while Joel and the other F/A ran in either direction to their jumpseats while announcing that "our inflight service will continue when we find smoother air". That bout of turbulence had to be the worst I had ever felt in my long history of flying.

When Joel got to my row, he inquired "Cookies or Pretzels?" I asked for both, and was kindly granted both snacks along with a water bottle laid on a soft JetBlue napkin. Both snacks were delicious, although portions were to be expected from a flight like this. Regardless, I was on JetBlue for free, so I won't be complaining.


The captain turns to desperately try to find smooth air so the inflight service may continue.


Silky smooth flight path at last!


Shelves of solid water vapor surround us as we fly through what seems to be a cloud valley.


The service starts with a miniature bottle of Dasani water.


Followed by cookies and pretzels.


Smooth air.

Shortly after the inflight service ended, the two male crew members swept the cabin for trash before thanking us sincerely for flying with JetBlue and announcing our descent into Nassau, on Paradise Island, Bahamas. The whole approach was very nondescript, until we broke out of the clouds. Punching holes through the clouds was a shiny sun which illuminated the water near the shore, making a aqua-turqouise-blue-navy color spectrum out of the sea water.

Upon touchdown I found that not only was the takeoff performance impressive, but just as well was the stopping power of this speeding bullet-the pilots engaged reverse thrust and slammed on the toe brakes, throwing us slightly forward as the wheels slid to a halt at the largest airport in the Bahamas Island Chain, Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport.

We taxied all the way to Terminal C, which is adjacent to the Delta, United, and American Eagle operations. This taxi would later prove to be a small portion of paradise compared to the disaster on the return journey later on....


Going IFR as we stab through the clouds.


Short Final.


Smoking the mains as we touch down and seem to stop on a penny rather than a dime.


Engaging reverse thrust.


Welcome to Lynden Pindling International Airport!


Say...I have a ride on a 735 like you next week...


We have all sorts of 737s here, 735, 73G, and 738.


Pulled up and parked.


Deplaning.



I asked for a cockpit shot as tradition dictated, and the flight attendant peered into the cockpit and motioned for me to come in. The first officer seemed unaware of how new this bird actually was, only a little more than a year old at this point, which compared to even some 717s is quite old! :-D


I have to say, I quite like the EMB airplane series Ram-horn yokes. Quite an interesting setup.

Exiting was a mess, with multiple flights flooding the customs facility and our flight arriving during the lunch break of the Bahamian custom lunch break (no joke), the customs process took literally an hour and a half to get through. The officers seemed to be working at a snail's pace and ignored passengers' complaints. To top it all off the customs supervisor let a large group of random pax skip the large line for no apparent reason. I saw no point to causing a ruckus however, and just stuck it out for the 90-minute-wait to be cleared.

My mother and I were initially confused when we walked out of the NAS terminal as none of the limo drivers appeared to have our surname. It took a few minutes to realize the limo driver probably had our friend's surname instead, which was correct. Our limo today turned out to be a very nice metallic blue Cadillac Escalade. The driver, Saintobert, welcomed us into the SUV and we were on our way to the famous Atlantis Resort. But, we hit a ton of traffic and were scheduled to meet our friends later that evening. Saintobert instantly headed through the back country and through the slums, where among other things we saw a man inhaling smoke intentionally from a burning pile of plastic garbage.


The Limo, a full-size Cadillac Escalade SUV.

Throughout the drive, we inquired about the Bahamas. At one point we passed by what seemed to be a gigantic monolith that seemed to echo Atlantis and was named Baha Mar, but with Chinese translations below all the English titles. Saintobert said that the native Island people despise the Chinese for building the resort, as they did not create any jobs for the islands' economy-the Chinese simply brought their OWN construction workers from China leading most Bahamians to loathe the decision to build the new resort. Of course, Baha Mar is clearly a ripoff on Atlantis' success. We'll have to see if the Chinese can build a better, or even similar resort.

LPDAL

-ATLANTIS RESORT-

Pulling up to the dropoff curb, a bellman gathered our bags and led us to the checkin area. Since our last visit in 2003, two new satellite buildings have been built to the south of the main Royal Towers (the buildings with the "bridge suite" between them). This is a great concept, as before when only the Royal Towers existed, berths were sky high in price.



We've arrived safe and sound at The Reef at Atlantis Resort.


Checking in, getting room cards, normal hotel/resort fare.

To an extent, the whole resort is expensive. There's no free breakfast, or free -any- meal for that matter. A one-way pass into the Marketplace buffet for one person is $55 USD in the Royal Towers, a coke will run you about $13 (again, no joke), and the slots in the casino were some of the tightest I've even seen. In only 20 minutes I had lost almost $120 on penny slots. The waterpark, seating, towels, aquarium, etc. are all free, but almost everything will run you a surcharge, and not just any surcharge, but a pretty penny surcharge. Not just once, but pretty much every time.

Anyway, the bellman brought us up to our room, a junior suite. For a small room (small...compared to the likes of the other suites above. this room was quite large), it was packed with features. A full wet bar, dishwasher, bathroom with shower and seperate bath, dishwares, and minibar. It even had a range along with pots and pans if you wanted to do your own cooking (which may be a life saver for a young family with a tight vacation budget.)




Junior Suite.



Royal towers Lobby.



The casino is based on "Fire and Ice". Here is the fire side.


$100 per pull slots anyone?


The sailfish watershow outside the Royal Towers.


The next day, we have the Cain Adults-only pool. There are also table games available poolside for interested gamblers.


Lobsters begin the walk-through ruins of the ancient city of Atlantis.


Next we have a lionfish exhibit.


Now we can see the full tank.


Moray eels snake through multiple sunken breadpots.


Next, we have the Sea Nettles Jellyfish tank.



Schools of fish surround you as you enter the final rotunda.

On sunday it was time to head home. I was sad, but excited to experience my first 737 classic series, BahamasAir 737-500 C6-BFE.

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LPDAL

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MYNN (Lynden Pindling International Airport) - KFLL (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)

• Airline IATA Code: IATA Code # UP
• Airline IACO Code: IACO Code # BHS
• Airline Callsign: Radio Callsign BAHAMAS
• Airline Flight Number: # UP 205
• Aircraft / Equipment Used for Flight : Boeing 737-5H6
• Aircraft / Equipment Registration: Registration # C6-BFE , previously LV-BAR with Aerolineas Argentinas, previously F-GJNZ with Air France, previously 9M-MFD with Malaysia Airlines
• Aircraft / Equipment Nationality: Bahamas, Bahamian - Registered Aircraft / Equipment
• Aircraft Manufacturer: The Boeing Company
• Aircraft Sub - Manufacturer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes
• Aircraft's First Flight: August 28, 1993
• Aircraft Test Registration: Test Registration -NULL-
• Aircraft Config: Y120
• Total Number of Passenger Seats: 120 Seats
• Aircraft Construction Number (MSN) : # 26450 / ln 2503
• Aircraft Delivery Date: As 9M-MFD for Malaysia Airlines: 28-07-1993, As F-GJNZ for Air France: 30-03-2001, As LV-BAR with Aerolineas Argentinas: 18-03-2005, As C6-BFE for BahamasAir: 26-03-2012
• Aircraft Powerplant (s) : 2x CFMI CFM56-3C1
• Aircraft Owned by / Leased from: Owned by BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT
• Cabin: Economy Class
• Seat Assignment: Seat # 19A, Window seat
• Row Assignment: Row # 19
• Airline Flight Date: March 23rd, 2014
• Boarding Call Time: 3:45 PM EST, March 23rd, 2014
• Boarding Zone: Boarding Zone # 3
• Departure Time: 4:53 PM EST, March 23rd, 2014
• Arrival Time: 5:32 PM EST, March 23rd, 2014
• Time Aloft: 0 hours 39 minutes (39 minutes)
• Filed Speed: 439 KIAS
• Filed Cruising Altitude: 22,000 feet
• Flight Distance: Direct: 182 SM | Planned: 231 SM | Flown: 196 SM
• Routing Waypoint (s) : ZQA BR57V CAREY DEKAL3
• Average Fare: $ 109.99 USD (Economy Class)

FLIGHT DATA SOURCE (S) :

1. PlaneSpotter.Net Data

2. FlightAware Live Flight Tracking Data

The morning of the trip back home was jarring. As we woke up at about 10AM, the ear-shattering ringing of the hotel reminding us to check out lingered in the sun that leaked through the curtain and sizzled us awake.

As we packed up and headed outside, we checked with the limo concierge to see when our limo was arriving. However, our name was not on the list, and neither was our friend's. We began to worry as an hour passed with no sign of a limo, with the rule of 2-hour-before checkin on US-bound flights. Thankfully, after about an hour a Lincoln Town car stretch Limo picked us up and dropped us straight off at the NAS terminal. This Limo driver was much less talkative, and asked us only where we were going with a scowl and parched lips. Perhaps he just had an off day.


The Lincoln Town car limo arrives.


Lincoln Limo Interior.


Arriving back at NAS.

The BahamasAir checkin was located across the hall from where we were dropped off from. You will quickly get the impression that the airline is quite archaic in their ways, from the old planes (fascinating for an Avgeek like me) to the boarding pass saying that your flight is a non-smoking flight (from the days where there were smoking flights). You can book tickets online, but the website is slow and outdated, and you can't checkin online. If it weren't for the old planes and cheap ticket prices, along with the support from it's "parent company", the Bahamian Government, BahamasAir would have floundered into oblivion by now.

Checkin was just like any other airline, and I asked for an extra boarding pass to add to my collection, which was fulfilled. Security and customs however, were very long lines as with the laid back style of the Bahamian Islands. The security equipment was quite old, probably dating back to the early 1990s. The USBCP checkpoint was quite modern however...


NAS main terminal.


BahamasAir Checkin.


Leaving Customs.


Never heard of this airline before, and C208s? Might be something I'd have to look into.


Concourse C, where my flight, UP 205, would be departing from.


C6-BFE, a 1993-built 737-500 that had been in service with four airlines by the time I had ridden on it.

At about 3:00 EST boarding was called and I sauntered toward the gate, with the gate agent not only checking each passengers boarding pass, but also their passport. I found this annoying, but relegated anyway. Like many island airports, we had to walk out to the airplane and board via airstairs.

Boarding the aircraft you could quickly tell that this airframe was showing it's age. The overhead bins had mold and rust on them, the entire cabin smelled like stale food and jet exhaust. There was no premium seating, and some of the seat cushions didn't match the seatback that they were attached to. One young woman around my age was complaining loudly to the F/A about the inappropriateness of walking to an airstair "in the absurdly hot sun when all the good airlines are parked over there (*she points to the D concourse with DL, UA, CA, etc.*) (it was about 80 degrees at that point.). An American Eagle ERJ was parked a few hundred feet away, also with an airstair, so I wondered to myself if she knew what a nice airline AE is. Just shows how ignorant some people are.

The F/A herself was rude herself, too. She would run up to passengers and tell them "SIT DOWN NOW!" and made other callous remarks, not so inconspicuously. I was surprised that a company representing the Bahamas would have such rude Flight Attendants but I guess they really do earn their 2-star SkyTrax rating.


Gate C51.


Raggedy boarding pass with quite makeshift formatting.


Walking out to this vintage 735.





Boarding, with the smell of musky jet fuel and stale spilled coffee aromas.


Old style cloth seats with terrible legroom.


Old PSU covered in dust.


View out of my window.


Cabin during final checks.

Captains John and Taylor came aboard the PA, introducing themselves before handing the PA off to the F/A/purser in the front. The safety demo was rather basic and borderline incomplete, but what was most intriguing was the glossing over the (I kid you not) "737-500's state of the art safety features". While this nonsense was being recited over the PA, we taxied out to Taxiway Bravo...and stopped.

yes, for the next two hours we remained on Taxiway Bravo. No captain announcements, no apology for the two hour delay. I late found out that the Nassau Tower was letting many, many GA A/C land before finally letting the 19-airliner-long line on Bravo, with us in position number 8, to take off.

Once we started our roll however, all the bad thoughts washed away as I heard the roar of the two CFMI CFM56-3C1 turbofans, a monstrous series of grunts and heaves that I will never forget. The rest of the flight was very uneventful, no flight attendant service, they all stayed in the galley and gossiped.



Taxi.


Retired, but not decomissioned B1900 C6-SBF.


Waiting on Taxiway bravo for two hours.


Now you can see how old this plane really is, it still has operable ashtrays!


Takeoff, finally.


cruise. Sorry about the crazy-scratched window, this aircraft has been across three major continents.


Approach.


Looks like a Celebrity Cruise Lines vessel.

On final we hit a downdraft as we flew the "ocean approach" to Runway 27R from the eastern Atlantic, propelling us downward and causing several people to yelp. Thankfully no one was injured, but the flight attendants didn't even ask if anything was wrong once we landed. Speaking of that, landing was stretched out as Captain John and First Officer Taylor were slow on the breaks and reverse thrust as the lumbering elderly 735 slowed to it's driving crawl.



Final, with Silver Airways Saab 340Bs below. Remind me to take them next time instead. Funny how they can do much better with a much, much smaller plane and much better soft product.


Touchdown.

The taxi was the standard left-turn onto Taxiway Alpha and a straight beeline to the US Airways/American Airlines-used terminal. As I walked out I requested to take few pictures of the cockpit, to which the First officer said yes to. Once I raised my camera and took a shot however, the FA blocked my exit and forced me to delete the picture or be detained by the police. I didn't have the appropriate FAR resources so I just deleted my shot and exited. I was thoroughly fed up by what I found to be the worst soft product I had ever encountered in all of my flying.


Good to see this Cargo 727 still used every day as we taxi on in to the US Airways gates.


Two interesting planes: a Shorts Skyvan and a 1954-built Beech 18E (!!!!!)


Parked.

I walked off the plane feeling very empty handed and sullen that my vintage 735 experience had been ruined by such a miserable onboard service. Oh well, atleast I got enough pictures to make a trip report. And that's what it's all about, right?


Terminal 3 Baggage Claim.

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Thanks in advance for all responses! Comments are welcome and are appreciated very much.

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-LPDAL

CMK10

Found this one after enjoying your United 757 report, glad you posted this one too, especially as how often do we get to see trip reports involving the ever rarer 737-500?

To answer your question about the FLL-BCN flight on US, I would imagine that is a one-stop via PHL (with change of equipment too). They have a fair amount of those.

mkjr

Nice tr. love the old beech.

Bretteee

I flew on a Bahamasair BAC 111 from Miami in 1978. Still remember the trip. An empty plane with a very attractive hostess.

The return was on a Chalk seaplane with a stop in Bimini. It was a lot of fun.

chichi

Nice report and pictures.

Yoshi212

Nice trip with your mom, just wanted to point out the Ford Taxi is an Escape not an Explorer (written into the front bumper).

Rlezak1414

In your report, you said there was an American erj with air stairs. The gates at LPIA (nassau airport) can only accommodate narrow and wide body jets, no regional jets. Bahamas air COULD of went to a gate, but Eagle couldn't.