Round‑trip fares to Staniel Cay could near $1,000 as $35 million airport upgrade planned
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Round‑trip fares to Staniel Cay may reach nearly $1,000 per passenger because of new charges, and a $35 million investment is planned for Exuma International Airport.
Visitor arrivals in the Bahamas from January to August 2026 were about 1.3 million, a 5.6 percent year‑over‑year increase; roughly 58,000 visitors went to Nassau/Paradise Island while the Out Islands saw about 13,500 additional arrivals, with Exuma accounting for roughly 11,000 of those, or 81 percent of the growth, and international airline seat capacity for Georgetown is expected to rise about 23 percent between October 2026 and April 2027.