Tropic Ocean Airways to offer seaplane flights to Bahamas

Tropic Ocean Airways will launch a twice-weekly scheduled seaplane service from Fort Lauderdale Int'l to Hope Town, Great Abaco in the Bahamas beginning February 14.

TravelNews reports that the service will be offered in conjunction with iJet Charters aboard a Cessna (single turboprop) Caravan seaplane, departing from the Sheltair terminal at Fort Lauderdale's airport. Tropic Ocean will also begin twice-weekly seaplane flights from the Galaxy Aviation terminal at West Palm Beach Int'l to Hope Town on March 14. Hope Town is a picturesque 18th century village just off Great Abaco island.