Bahamas’ Lynden Pindling International Airport Opens New Multimillion US Departure Terminal

Bahamas’ Lynden Pindling International Airport Opens New Multimillion US Departure Terminal
By Azaleta Ishmael

A red carpet Grand Opening Party that was everything Bahamian and more, was held on February 25, 2011 to celebrate the upcoming March 2011 opening of the new U.S. Departures Terminal at the Lynden Pindling Airport in Nassau.

This state of the art, modern and sleek looking terminal will mark The Bahamas as a winning destination in the Caribbean. Bahamian dignitaries who attended the party included the Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and his wife Delores, His Excellency, Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor General of The Bahamas and his wife Joan Lady Foulkes

The U.S. Departures Terminal at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) is the first phase of a $409.5 million airport redevelopment project that included the construction of the 247,000-square-foot U.S. Departures Terminal near the existing terminal.

According to recent news reports, it also includes $11.7 million in capital improvements and upgrades in the current terminals, a $2 million baggage system, a new baggage carousel in the international terminals and modifications to parking facilities. NAD took over the day-to-day operations at LPIA in April 2007. It is the single largest government capital project ever taken on by the government of The Bahamas.