The KidsUp! bunch went to the Nassau Airport today. We were met at the main door, right by the ticketing area, by two representatives of the airport. No one seemed to mind that we were nearly 45 minutes late for our appointed tour. At least the Bahamian clock seems to tick the same for everyone, including Bahamas Air. If you are ever upset at US airlines' timeliness, check out a report on Bahamas Air. I think their scheduled departure/arrival times are "ballpark" times, you know, give or take an hour.
Most of the kids had not been to the airport at all. When asked with a show of hands, I counted 6 of our 45 kids. We were taken by the ticket counters for Bahamas Air, Pineapple Air, Flamingo Air (These are charters to the "out" islands. The Flamingo is the National bird by the way), the baggage handling area, past security, down to one of the gates where an Air Canada flight was boarding, out onto the tarmac then through customs. It was very interesting for the kids who seemed to have a great time.
The most interesting thing for me was that we completely bypassed security. It was a strange sight, especially for someone who always seems to be the "random" person to get snagged by security for one of those great pre-boarding security screenings. There was a line of about 10 adults and 45 kids all lined up walking around the metal detector, sending nothing through the x-ray machine all while waiting passengers were going through the process. Needless to say it was an odd experience when going through security in the US means no liquids or gels exceeding 3 ounces all of which must be contained in a Ziploc baggie, blah, blah, blah . . . Even though I am pretty convinced that none of our kids are on any one's terrorist watch list, it was still a bizarre experience.
Anyway, a few pictures are included. Enjoy the Friendly Skies, Kurtis
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