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Freeport A Hear Yourself Breathe In
ONYX MAGAZINE RELAXED IN THE GRAND BAHAMA CITY ON A TRIP PLANNED BY THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND BAHAMASAIR. BY LAURA DORSEY
After being on lockdown for the past two years, many of us have been bitten by the travel bug. We are taking trips to faraway corners of the world, and Instagram feeds are full of wanderlust because we all know travel is pretty magical. There is something extraordinary about visiting a place for the first time and bonding with new people, or simply seeing a familiar place with a new set of eyes. So, if you are up to it, pack your luggage, leave the baggage behind and fly off to Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. That is exactly what part of ONYX Magazine’s team did: Publisher Rich Black, Managing Editor D. Shenell Reed, Graphic Design Director Jason Jones, and Features Writer Laura Dorsey boarded the first Bahamasair flight back to Freeport since the 2019 Hurricane Dorian devastation. The flight relaunched the airline’s nonstop service from Orlando International Airport to Freeport.
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Since June 30, Bahamasair offers flights each Thursday with return service on Monday. Once you take this service-friendly short flight, it will be the only way you want to travel to Grand Bahama. The teams at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation and Bahamasair made it a memorable juncture, starting with the smashing beats of the Junkanoo party in Orlando followed by the magnificent reception at the Grand Bahama International Airport. Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey led this amazing fanfare along with her team and a large Junkanoo reception. Upon arrival in Freeport, we experienced exemplary airport service. Our limousine driver, David Rolle, from H. Forbes Charter Service, Ltd., shared the storied history of Freeport. A native, Rolle has worked in the tourism industry for 35 years. He opines that if 100 people toured all the islands of The Bahamas, most would choose to return to Grand Bahama.
