American Airlines (AA) will cut its service from Miami to Bermuda for the upcoming summer tourism season, the government has announced.
In announcing the development, Minister of Transport Wayne Furbert said they were “disappointed” with AA’s decision.
“We’ve held meetings with American Airlines to find alternative solutions; however, they have indicated that Bermuda is one of many markets in which they have been forced to reduce summer capacity. American Airlines indicated that they intend to return to the Miami market in November 2023,” the minister said. “From our discussions with American, they have been clear that this is a business decision based on flight crew availability constraints. They feel that the Bermuda demand levels anticipated this summer can be accommodated on their Charlotte, New York and Philadelphia services.”
Furbert added: “Bermuda will also have expanded service to other major airports, with United Airlines’ service from Newark starting next month and JetBlue’s new daily seasonal service from New York beginning in May. We understand the loss of the direct service will inconvenience residents and visitors.”
He said the government would engage other airlines to increase airlift to Bermuda.