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Flamingo Air is a small airline in the Bahamas. Its base of operations is the Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport. It also has offices in Marsh Harbour Abaco Airport, in Bimini International Airport, and in the Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau. It provides scheduled service to several islands, as well as Air Charter service to the Bahamas and south Florida.
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| Operating bases | Grand Bahama International Airport Lynden Pindling International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bahamas | ||||||
| Website | flamingoairbah.com | ||||||
Another airline that was based in the Bahamas with a similar name was Flamingo Airlines which operated scheduled passenger service during the early 1970s with British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jet aircraft,Convair 340, Lockheed L-188, and Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft from its base in Nassau.[1]
The operation has had several minor incidents or accidents none of which has resulted in injury to date:
- 31 July 2012 - Piper Aztec experienced mechanical problem departing Freeport[2]
- 18 August 2012 - Cessna 402C hit trees while attempting to abort a landing in heavy rain[3]
- 4 October 2013 - Cessna 402 landing gear collapsed during landing at Mayaguana on a charter flight[4]
- 16 August 2016 - Beech 99 A Flamingo Air plane crash landed at the airport in South Bimini on Monday afternoon after the wheel under the right wing collapsed.[5]
- 3 June 2016 - Beech 99 landing gear failed during landing at Staniel Cay[6]
- 12 June 2020 - Beech 99 Nose Landing Gear collapsed during landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport
- 17 October 2022 - Beech 99 Left landing gear failed during landing at Black Point [7]
- 2 October 2023 - Beech 99 Boarding door opened mid flight en route to Staniel Cay.[8]
| Aircraft | Total | Damaged | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 402C Utiliner/Businessliner | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Beechcraft C99 Commuter | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| Beechcraft 99A Airliner | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 1 | 0 | 19 |
- Freeport to Marsh Harbour
- Freeport to South Bimini
- Nassau to Staniel Cay
- Nassau to Black Point
- Nassau to Great Harbour Cay
- Nassau to Mangrove Cay[9]
- Nassau to Eleuthera
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