BAHAMASAIR BOEING 737.
By JADE RUSSELL
Tribune Staff Reporter
jrussell@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMASAIR will waive ticket change penalties for those travelling to New Providence for the University of The Bahamas’ upcoming graduation ceremony after changes in the time and location of the event prompted uproar from the graduating class.
The graduation ceremony was initially scheduled for 6pm on May 30 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Students recently learned that the ceremony will instead take place at the Atlantis Ballroom at 2pm. The class of spring 2024 has over 600 graduates, and each student is allowed to have seven guests.
It is unclear if UB will help those travelling on other airlines.
A UB email sent to students said: “Graduands with family and friends travelling via Bahamasair for commencement who must change their travel date and/or time will be waived the change of ticket penalty.
“Graduands must email the name of their family member(s) with a copy of the existing reservation and preferred new travel date and/or time to Mr Joe Stubbs, VP of Student Affairs at joe.stubbs@ub.edu.bs by Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
“We extend our deepest gratitude to Bahamasair for partnering with us to ensure that the families and friends of graduands who are travelling to celebrate this momentous occasion do not incur additional expenses.”
Comments
bahamianson 7 months ago
The leaders of the university need to answer for this ridiculous situation. Who is going to be fired? Why are the tax payers of the bahamas paying for the students to fly for free? What the h3ll is that? Let the leaders of the institution pay. This isnt a political convention where we pay for delegates to fly. What nonsense!! COB is a bushmechanic institution and will always be.
ExposedU2C 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Amen!
ExposedU2C 6 months, 4 weeks ago
What was done here is unconstitutional in the same way that corrupt PLP government in the past forgave delinquent student loans for a subset of politically favoured students and their parents. Corrupt PLP governments have a well established track record of robbing Peter to pay Paul because they wrongly believe they have the right to pick the winners and losers in our society.
Sickened 6 months, 4 weeks ago
This is still a headline or is BahamasAir paying advertising fees to the Tribune?
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