Comments on: Govt: Delta Charter Flight On Tuesday, April 7th https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Tue, 19 May 2026 18:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Mark https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5275371 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:25:01 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5275371 I don’t understand how our US State department would charter a flight from an airline, to get our citizens home, yet not cover the flight to our port of entry. Ie atlanta.
Isn’t the airlines expected to reap some assistance from the current stimulus package? Is it no longer important to the United States Dept of state to assist our citizens home during national and global emergencies? Our air force has airlift capabilities, which has been used in past emergencies from American citizens, why can’t one be scheduled? Worst off, 1000 is serious gouging for such a short flight, why is our government USDOS/US AMERICAN CONSULTANT allowing this to happen.
Again, only the American citizen with money can go home, during global pandemic at that.

Sad and shameful

]]> By: Mark https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5275368 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:15:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5275368 Exactly.

]]> By: Mark https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5275367 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:14:24 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5275367 Delta is gouging. They are already going to reap the benefits of the stimulus package. Sad the state Department is not covering the charter like many other countries have

]]> By: trufth https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5274425 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 14:57:11 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5274425 Ok, so, what if 100 of these 120 develop symptoms while in their govt ordered quarantine here in Bermuda?

This will create an utter meltdown of our healthcare system!

Funny how our “closed” airport is open for people coming from the 2 worst infected countries on the planet, the US and the UK.

]]> By: Marcusbmco https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5274353 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:23:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5274353 Thanks David Burt,
I filled out your government form for Bermudians trapped overseas a week ago and have had no response. I emailed Pat Trott at Traveledge and she got back to me w/in 12 hrs. I simply asked her if there might be NY or London flight.
Our Governor said “sometime early next week”, sorry but my travel professional can’t work with information like that. But I did meet a Swiss girl whose going going home tomorrow because her government took care of her.

I’ll be remembering at the next election, thanks!

]]> By: Anthonette Simons https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5274323 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:39:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5274323 What about persons who cannot afford 1000 is government willing to assist as in other countries and they have to oay back the government.

]]> By: comfortably numb https://bernews.com/2020/04/charter-flight-repatriate-bermuda-residents-u-s-nationals/#comment-5274288 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:43:02 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=970759#comment-5274288 The flight from UK-BDA is £500 or about $600. How can the flight from FLL-BDA be almost double at $1000?

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