| Persons Eligible for Travel: | Bahamian Nationals Bahamian Residents Persons with Bahamian Work Permits |
| Dates of Flights: | Friday May 29th, 2020 (FLL/NAS) |
| Departure Airport: | Fort Lauderdale International (FLL) |
| Departure Time: Passengers must be to airport 3hrs before flight Flights will close 1hr before departure. |
Both flights leave FLL at 2pm |
| Tickets purchased for return flights: | www.bahamasair.com |
| Cost of Fare: This includes two standard bags (50lbs max) |
$150 (one way from FLL) |
| Persons with existing Bahamasair tickets purchased directly from Bahamasair can change travel dates without penalty: |
www.bahamasair.com; go to ”My Trip” icon and follow steps |
| Bahamasair contact Information: | Toll Free: 1 (800) 222 – 4262 Florida: 1 (305) 526 – 2005 Nassau: 1 (242) 702 – 4100 customerrelations@bahamasair.com |
*During covid-19 Emergency Orders, Bahamasair contacts are active 9am to 3pm daily except Saturdays and Sundays
Covid-19 Negative test Certificate required: email copy to covid19@bahamas.gov.bs and covid19@bahamasair.com
The certificate must be valid within 10 days of travel date
Must be a PCR certificate from an accredited lab
The certificate must be provided a minimum of 48 hours before travel date
The original certificate must be provided at the time of travel
All passengers must have a protective face mask covering both nose and mouth
The EOC has approved the use of US labs performing high complexity testing with at least a CLIA certification. All labs recognized as meeting minimum requirements for performing medical laboratory diagnostics at high-level complexity should be CLIA certified. A link to their listing of all certified labs is provided below.https://www.cdc.gov/clia/LabSearch.html
Additionally the large private accreditation body in the US is:
CAP: https://www.cap.org/laboratory-improvement/accreditation/accredited-laboratory-and-biorepository-directory/
Returning citizens and residents should be able to use these resources to identify labs that can perform SARS-CoV2 PCR tests that will be acceptable for re-entry.
For internationally recognized accreditation bodies, ILAC, will list international accreditation bodies are approved. For persons outside of the US, they should use a lab accredited by one of the accreditation bodies listed in the link. The ISO standards for lab include ISO 15189: 2012https://ilac.org/publications-and-resources/ilac-promotional-brochures/
For internationally recognized accreditation bodies, ILAC, will list international accreditation bodies are approved. For persons outside of the US, they should use a lab accredited by one of the accreditation bodies listed in the link. The ISO standards for lab include ISO 15189: 2012https://ilac.org/publications-and-resources/ilac-promotional-brochures/
MOFA (Click Here):
Repatriation of Bahamian nationals and permanent residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consular services and jurisdictions for each of The Bahamas Embassies and Consulates
OPM (Click Here):
COVID-19 updates from the Office of the Prime Minister including use of emergency powers, COVID-19 facts and additional useful links.
COVID-19 (Click Here):
An in-depth look at COVID-19 prevention, symptoms, and testing. Additionally, a resource for news updates, travel and facts about the coronavirus.
