Bermuda’s national airline, BermudAir, is launching a new direct service to the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos increasing Cayman’s connections with the rest of the region.
The new twice-weekly service will operate on Tuesdays and Friday between Bermuda and Grand Cayman starting this winter and tickets will go on sale on Friday.
The airline said that the move was part of a plan to strengthen multi-island connectivity and support the airline’s growing “island network” model, as well as allowing it to balance its outbound and inbound traffic more effectively.
The new route, which is expected to be in a Bermuda-Grand Cayman-TCI-Bermuda loop will be a boost to Cayman’s international network by adding more destinations which can be reached without passengers having to fly through the United States.
The airline said that the changes would “support improved operational efficiency, enable stronger network connectivity, including enhanced access to Belize, Turks & Caicos, Guatemala City, as well as expanded returning seasonal service to Anguilla.”
New Caribbean routes
“Expanding service in the Caribbean region is a natural next step for BermudAir,” said Adam Scott, founder & CEO of BermudAir. “Cayman and Turks & Caicos are great markets for both business and leisure, and the new routes strengthen Bermuda’s position as a connected, forward-looking island. Just as importantly, it gives Bermudians more choice in how and where they travel during the winter season.”
As part of the announced changes, BermudAir’s Orlando service will relocate from Orlando International Airport to Orlando Sanford International Airport for the winter season, operating twice weekly, and will also see the return of flights to Fort Lauderdale once a week.
BermudAir launched in 2023 and, said the airline, is a major contributor to Bermuda’s economy, helping to address long-standing airlift challenges while supporting tourism, international business and local job creation.
In the past financial year, the airline said that it contributed an estimated BD$111 million in direct economic output and BD$149 million in total impact, while supporting more than 1,100 jobs across the economy.
The airline operates a fleet of Embraer E175 and E190 aircraft in a two-class configuration with no middle seats, with 88 seats in economy and eight in business class.
Bermuda connection
Cayman Finance’s Alanna Warwick-Smith has family in Bermuda and said that she was very excited about the new route.
“It makes the connectivity so much easier having a direct route,” she said. “I’m going to try and get tickets on the very first flight.”
Travelling to Bermuda via the US can be difficult, she said, noting that due to the flight schedules, it often involves an overnight layover. In addition, Caymanian passport holders are unable to have more than one US visa waiver making a return trip impossible unless they make the longer journey via Canada or the UK.
“Bermuda is a really special place for me, because it’s where I went after Hurricane Ivan,” she said. “It should make it easier for all CARICOM passport holders to travel there and it’s so important for us, as a small island nation, to be connected to other islands.”
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