The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) has introduced a significant enhance in connectivity for Bimini with the launch of the first-ever nonstop flights from america by way of American Airways. Starting February 14, 2026, vacationers will have the ability to fly instantly from Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) to South Bimini Airport (BIM), providing seamless entry to the island, sometimes called “The Gateway to The Bahamas.”
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The brand new service, working 3 times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays aboard an Embraer 175 plane, marks a milestone in The Bahamas’ tourism improvement technique.
“This can be a game-changer for Bimini,” mentioned the Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation. “This nonstop reference to a significant U.S. metropolis not solely enhances accessibility but additionally indicators a brand new section of development for the island’s economic system. It’s a testomony to our ongoing efforts to raise our tourism product and to companion with world-class airways to satisfy world demand for our various islands.”
The launch coincides with the Authorities’s strategic funding in South Bimini Worldwide Airport. Underneath a current Public-Non-public Partnership settlement, the airport is ready to obtain an $80 million, two-phase improve, together with terminal modernisation, airfield enhancements, and enhanced amenities to help elevated home and worldwide flights. The venture is a part of the broader Household Islands Renaissance Mission, launched in 2023, which goals to develop a community of 14 airports throughout the archipelago.
“The launch of American Airways’ nonstop service to Bimini underscores the island’s rising attraction as a premier vacation spot,” mentioned Mrs. Latia Duncombe, Director Normal of BMOTIA. “This new connection will enhance customer arrivals, strengthen tourism, and supply vacationers with a seamless pathway to expertise the attraction and authenticity of our Out Islands.”
Dr. Kenneth Romer, Director of Aviation and Deputy Director Normal of Tourism, highlighted aviation’s crucial position in island connectivity. “That is essential as we increase connectivity to the Islands of The Bahamas. Aviation performs a pivotal strategic position within the development and improvement of our archipelago,” he mentioned.
American Airways, which operates greater than 30 peak each day flights to The Bahamas, is at present the one U.S. service serving Bimini, Governor’s Harbour, and Freeport, reinforcing a shared imaginative and prescient for a extra linked and affluent tourism panorama.
