Bahamasair has agreed a $100 million deal to buy five new aircraft from plane maker ATR.
A deal was agreed as Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis said there was a ‘critical’ need to update the airline’s fleet.
Bahamasair will take delivery of three 50-seat ATR 42-600 and two 70-seat ATR 72-600 between November 2015 and June 2016.
Davis said the new planes would "serve designated routes in The Bahamas while seeking to expand its transnational flight operations to service new tourist routes."
The new planes will be added to the Nassau-Freeport-Fort Lauderdale and Nassau, Marsh Harbour to West Palm Beach routes, the carrier said.
The choice of ATR-600 aircraft family is a strategic one for us," said Bahamasair CEO Henry Woods.
"As we look to introduce fuel-efficient aircraft into our fleet, the ATR-600 product family to perfectly support our plans to modernize our fleet."
