Western Air is a commercial airline based in the Bahamas offering daily flights throughout the islands of The Bahamas and South Florida. Western Air is a privately owned airline, established in 2000,[1] headquartered at the San Andros Airport on Andros Island.[2] The airline operates its own passenger terminal and full service maintenance facility at the Grand Bahama International Airport. Western Air's uniformed fleet of EMB145 50-seater jets with one-class cabins are heavily utilized by Bahamian locals and tourists to travel between the city of Nassau and the outer islands, such as Bimini, Exuma, Cat Island, Andros, Abaco and Grand Bahama. Western Air launched its first US route, between Nassau and Fort Lauderdale, Florida in May 2022.[3]
History
The airline was founded in 2000 by the husband-and-wife duo, Capt. Rex J. Rolle and Shandrice Woodside-Rolle by operating Fairchild Metro IIIs on one route, Nassau and San Andros. The airline's consistency and fast efficiency resulted in its service being requested by other islands. [4]