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US pre-clearance reopens in Grand Bahama Airport

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

THE US pre-clearance service reopened on Thursday morning at the Grand Bahama International Airport nearly four weeks after the passage of Hurricane Matthew.

The resumption of the pre-clearance in Freeport means that those travelling by air to the United States can clear immigration in Grand Bahama again, instead of flying into New Providence.

Pre-clearance services were suspended following the category four storm last month. US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Lisa Johnson previously said that when living conditions on the island improved in the aftermath of the storm, the services of the United States Customs and Border Protection would resume.

When services were suspended, there were fears that they would be discontinued, but Ms Johnson assured Bahamians that there was no intention to stop pre-clearance in Freeport, and said US officials intend to expand the services at Freeport.

The travel advisory and warning issued on October 19 warning US citizens of conditions in the Bahamas post-Matthew has also been lifted.

The airport’s operating hours of sunrise to sunset remain in effect until further notice.

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