The Bahamas government effective July 1, 2013 has instituted new
aviation taxes: $50 in and $50 out for private aircraft and $75 in and
$75 out for commercial operators.
This is in addition to the passenger departure tax of $25 which also
applies to the crew - the only island nation that applies departure tax
to crew members.
So now your day trip to Bimini with three passengers in your C172
begins with a $200 bill before you even begin spending your tourism
dollars. The Bahamas reaps millions in tourism dollars from private
aviation. These new taxes will certainly discourage many pilots from
visiting the Bahamas and will result in a net loss of revenue for the
government.
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