- identification document specified in the order,
- birth certificate when flying with children,
- printed itinerary receipt(optional).
What can you take on a plane?
Carry-on luggage is the items you will take with you into the cabin. Weight norm hand luggage can vary from 5 to 10 kg, and its size most often should not exceed the sum of three dimensions (length, width and height) from 115 to 203 cm (depending on the airline). A handbag is not considered hand luggage and is carried freely.
The bag you take with you on the plane should not contain knives, scissors, medicines, aerosols, or cosmetics. Alcohol from stores duty free can only be transported in sealed packages.
How to pay for luggage at the airport
If the weight of luggage exceeds the standards established by the airline (most often 20-23 kg), you need to pay for each kilogram of excess. In addition, many Russian and foreign airlines, as well as low-cost airlines, have tariffs that do not include free baggage allowance and must be paid separately as an additional service.
In this case, luggage must be checked in at the airport at a separate Drop-off check-in counter. If you are unable to print boarding pass, you can get it at the regular airline check-in counter, and check in and drop off your luggage there.
Where to find out the arrival time if you are a greeter
You can find out the plane's arrival time on the airport's online board. The Tutu.ru website has an online display of the main Russian and foreign airports.
You can find out the exit number (gate) on the arrivals board at the airport. This number is located next to the incoming flight information.
What to do if your flight is canceled
If a flight is canceled more than 24 hours before departure, passengers will be transferred to similar airline flights. The carrier bears the costs; the service is free for the passenger. If you are not satisfied with any of the options offered by the airline, most airlines can issue an “involuntary return.” Once confirmed by the airline, the money will be returned to your account. Sometimes this can take several weeks.
How to check in at the airport
Online check-in is available on most airline websites. Most often it opens 23 hours before the start of the flight. You can go through it no later than 1 hour before the plane departs.
To check in at the airport you will need:
Located at the crossroads of important trade and tourism routes, the Bahamas - real paradise for tourists. This archipelago consists of 700 islands and 2,000 coral reefs, but people live on only 30 islands.
The favorable climate, warm sea, excellent fishing for exotic fish, lush vegetation and the mysteries of pirate treasures and Spanish caravels attract crowds of tourists here. Apart from the sea, the connecting link between the vast world and the secluded Bahamian archipelago are airports Bahamas.
Here are two large international air centers - the capital's Linden Pindling Airport, built 16 km from Nassau on the island of New Providence, and the Grand Bahama Freeport Airport, located 5 km from this city on the island of Grand Bahama. Another major airport, but of local significance, is located on the island of San Salvador. In total, the country has more than 60 airports of various sizes, as well as private runways. Such a number of air transport hubs is absolutely justified by the scattering of the islands over a large area, the most convenient way to get to which is by air.
Linden Pindling Airport Nassau is not only the largest domestic and international airport in the Bahamas. It differs in that passengers flying from Nassau to the United States do not undergo customs control upon arrival, as is done on domestic airlines. Air traffic between Nassau and the States is so active that a customs pre-check point for this mighty power has been installed in the capital of the island state. The terminal was named after Linden Oscar Pindling, who became the first prime minister of the newly formed state of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, nicknamed local residents"father of the people"
Not all airports in the Bahamas are government operated. Second most important international airport in Freeport- private. It, like Nassau, has a US Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility, making the Bahamas a desirable vacation destination for many Americans.
Before the creation of a network of airports and the organization of regular flights, this country was a distant exotic island somewhere in the West Indies. Thanks to aviation, the Bahamas have become more accessible to tourists and vacationers from the most distant countries of the world.
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Airport in Nassau
Nassau International Airport
The airport is located 10 miles (-16 km) west of the capital Nassau on New Providence Island.
Airport code. NAS
Linden Pindling International Airport is the main airport transit airport(hub) of the national airline Bahamasair. Due to the high frequency of scheduled and charter flights to the United States of America, the airport is staffed by US Customs Pre-Check, so passengers arriving at United States airports from Nassau Airport. do not undergo border and customs inspections in the same way as passengers on domestic flights.
On July 6, 2006, the airport officially changed its former name to Linden Pindling International Airport. received in honor of the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Honorable Sir Linden Oscar Pindling (22 March 1930 – 25 August 2000). Residents of the Bahamas often call the first prime minister the “Father of the People.” In 1967, Pindling was elected head of government by a simple majority and led the Bahamas until Bahamas Airport, achieving the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
Airport reconstruction
Linden Pindling International Airport is the main transit airport (hub) of the national airline Bahamasair. Due to the high frequency of scheduled and charter flights to the United States of America, the airport is staffed by the US Customs Pre-Inspection Service. therefore passengers, Bahamas airport to United States airports from Nassau Airport. do not undergo border and customs inspections in the same way as passengers on domestic flights.
On July 6, 2006, the airport officially changed its former name to Linden Pindling International Airport. received in honor of the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The Right Honorable Sir Linden Oscar Pindling (22 March 1930 – 25 August 2000). Residents of the Bahamas often call the first prime minister the “Father of the People.” In 1967, Pindling was elected head of the country's government by a simple majority and led the Bahamas until 1992, achieving the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
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Reconstruction of the airport [edit | edit source text ]
In order to expand and improve the services provided at the airport complex, as well as in accordance with the current need to increase airport capacity, the Government of the Bahamas, in partnership with the Vancouver International Airport Services Company, has created a special construction company to carry out the reconstruction and expansion of Lynden Pindling International Airport .
Ready to take passengers to paradise beach holiday on the islands of dreams. In order for it to come true, the Russian traveler does not even need a visa. All you have to do is book your flight tickets and throw a good book in your suitcase – the flight will be long and will take at least 13 hours, but it’s worth it!
The best way to get to the Bahamas from is to check in for your flight. British Airways with docking at . Flight through or will require a transit visa.
International airports in the Bahamas
Two airports on the archipelago have international status:
- The largest international airport in the Bahamas. Linden Pindling on New Providence Island. The city where the airport is located is the capital of the country. Its center and passenger terminal separated by only 16 km.
- The second international airport of the Bahamas is Harbour Air 5 km from the city on the island of Grand Bahama.
Capital direction
Airport named after Linden Pindling in the capital is the hub for local airline Bahamasair. In addition, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways land here, bringing American tourists on a beach holiday.
CanJet, Air Canada and WestJet planes fly from the Bahamas, and the Cubana de Aviacion flight connects the archipelago. The international airport schedule does not include flights to Dominican Republic and on . Domestic flights from New Providence can fly to all other islands of the archipelago.
For transfer from the airport to hotels on New Providence Island, it is best to take a taxi or order the service from the hotel administration.
On Grand Bahama
The international airport in Freeport on Grand Bahama Island accepts large planes thanks to a modern and long runway. It has air connections to almost every major American city, including Miami, New York, and. The most frequent guests on its territory are American Airlines, Delta Airlines and US Airways. Travelers can use the airport's services for transit transfers to planes departing for the small islands of the Bahamas archipelago.
To the Caribbean islands
Airports in the Bahamas are located in almost every resort location. They accept flights from international airports countries in Nassau and Freeport, and the most popular among tourists are located in Andros Town, New Bight, Exuma, Inagua, Rock Sound, and Walker's Key.
Transfer to these airports can be ordered from the hotel, as taxis and public transport on the small islands of the archipelago they are simply absent.
