BermudAir, the flag carrier of Bermuda, launched its operations a couple of years ago as the island’s first locally established airline. It received its air operator’s certificate from the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority in July 2023 and started flying that September with initial services to Boston and White Plains. The carrier has since expanded across the United States and eastern Canada. According to aviation analytics provider Cirium, BermudAir has scheduled more than 2,800 flights this year.

Indeed, the US has been its key market. This year, it launched several new routes, including Newark, Charleston, LaGuardia, Providence, Raleigh–Durham, and Richmond. Overall, this year, BermudAir has scheduled flights to 12 destinations in the US from its Bermuda hub, L.F. Wade International Airport. However, in recent months, the airline has also withdrawn some routes to the United States.

BermudAir To End Richmond And Raleigh/Durham Flights

Earlier in July, BermudAir discontinued one of the routes it launched in 2023: Fort Lauderdale. The airline initially operated the service six times a week, which was a notably high frequency for a new carrier beginning operations. A year later, the schedule was reduced to twice-weekly, and the frequency was reduced again in 2025 before the route was ultimately withdrawn. Around the same time, the airline also ended flights to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, only a month and a half after launching the service.

Besides, more recently, it ended services to Charleston and Hartford’s Bradley International Airport, which is the second-busiest airport in New England by passenger traffic. Additionally, data from Cirium now shows the carrier will also end its services to Richmond and Raleigh–Durham in January 2026. The Richmond service started in June and operates twice-weekly. Ending the route means Richmond will once again lose its only international link, which had not seen international routes since the mid-2010s.

The Airline Is Shifting From Secondary Airports To Key Gateways

Indeed, BermudAir has mainly focused on secondary airports since its launch, but recent moves show a shift toward more strategic, higher-demand markets. In October, the carrier started twice-weekly flights to both Newark Liberty and LaGuardia; this marked an expansion into major East Coast gateways. It also plans to increase frequencies at Newark from June next year.

Alongside these changes, BermudAir has announced its first significant expansion beyond Bermuda through a new operation in Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands. The airline has introduced its subsidiary brand, AnguillAir, which will use an Embraer E190 to serve the island’s only airport, Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport. Starting in December, it will launch three new routes from Anguilla to the United States: Baltimore, Boston, and Newark.

This will provide Anguilla with a significant increase in direct connectivity. Historically, most travelers relied on flights to Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to access onward international connections. Back in 2021, American Airlines introduced the island’s first nonstop link to the US mainland with a twice-weekly service to Miami on the Embraer E175.

BermudAir Eyes Potential Long-Term Expansion To Europe

Along with the US, BermudAir has seen growing demand in Canada as well. Last year, it launched services to Toronto Pearson International Airport and Halifax / Stanfield International Airport; it currently operates around four weekly flights to Toronto and two to Halifax. At the time of the launch, Adam Scott, Founder and CEO of BermudAir, said, “Flying to Canada marks the latest phase of our strategic expansion of service for Bermuda.” The carrier continued that growth this year; in June, it started twice-weekly flights to Montreal.

Notably, the route now faces no direct competition, as Air Canada has removed its planned weekly Bermuda–Montreal service for the summer of 2026. Indeed, the airline has been focusing on ensuring that its existing network is as optimized as possible. Looking ahead, the carrier has signaled broader ambitions. Scott told the Royal Gazette that the airline ultimately aims to fly east across the Atlantic, which would require a larger fleet than the Embraer E190s and E170s it currently operates.

Even so, its long-term plans may depend on how well it performs. The airline owes millions of dollars to Skyport, the operator of Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport, and is currently being sued for unpaid airport charges and fees. The outcome of that dispute will be focused on the carrier’s ability to sustain growth while navigating the financial pressures of its young and expanding operation.