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Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2001 | ||||||
Operating bases | San Andros Airport, Andros Island | ||||||
Hubs | Grand Bahama International Airport, Lynden Pindling International Airport | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Vision Air Ltd. | ||||||
Fleet size | 22 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Company slogan | We'll Take You There | ||||||
Headquarters | San Andros Airport | ||||||
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Net income | $90 Million | ||||||
Employees | 150 | ||||||
Website | WesternAirBahamas.com |
Western Air Limited is the largest privately owned airline in the Bahamas. Western Air has its headquarters on the grounds of San Andros Airport in Andros Island, Bahamas. The airline was established in 2001 by husband-and-wife team, Rex J. Rolle and Shandrice Woodside- Rolle. Currently, Mr. and Mrs. Rolle serve as president & CEO and COO respectively. Their daughter, Sherrexcia 'Rexy' Rolle serves as Vice President of Operations and General Counsel. Western Air now operates from their new second hub at Grand Bahama International Airport. Which will serve as its main northern hub. opening new direct routes to direct flights to Haiti, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, and eventually Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida. The new $4 million state-of-the-art Western Air terminal will be housing Western Air’s terminal, corporate office and maintenance facility. Western said that their fleet will increase more rapidly due to the rising demand in airlift.
Western Air offers daily flights between Nassau and San Andros, Congo Town, Bimini, Abaco and Freeport on Grand Bahama. It also operates corporate and touristic charters throughout The Bahamas, the Caribbean, (including Haiti and Cuba), as well as South America.
Western Air has also taken over Air Jamaica routes to Nassau The carrier said it has been granted a charter licence by the Jamaican Government and the Jamaican Civil Aviation Authority to operate daily flights from Kingston and Montego Bay to Nassau. In addition, it said that it was granted a schedule and charter licence by the Bahamian Government and its civil aviation agency to operate flights from the Bahamas to Jamaica. It will fly between Kingston and Nassau from Sundays to Fridays and between Montego Bay and Nassau twice weekly, on Fridays and Sundays.