Comments on: Jackson: Cancelled Flights Is ‘Unacceptable’

By: DaytonaDPE

DaytonaDPE — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:59:45 +0000

There would have been more demand all through the Spring and Summer had we not had the stupid asinine TA form. As it is, Burt (for reasons we all know) kept the TA form going as long as possible.

By: saud

saud — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:26:02 +0000

It’s an absolute failure of the Bermudian electorate, who eagerly voted for a homophobic and xenophobic government.

By: saud

saud — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:23:48 +0000

” I think it is horrible we will now have to take two flights to get to Boston.”

I think it’s horrible that we have a billion dollar hospital….and we still have to travel to Boston for medical care!

By: Youkidding??

Youkidding?? — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:01:50 +0000

An absolute FAILURE on the part of the Bermudian Gov’t !! Plain and simple….
Also an embarrassment and insult to the Bermudian people !!
But, keep voting the way we do…and this is what you get !!

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:53:50 +0000

Cayman Airways expanding their route network to LAX…clearly seeing growth opportunities..

By: DSimmons

DSimmons — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:36:20 +0000

While our island neighbors down south are picking up more airline routes and having an increase in airline visitors. This government is a joke.

By: comfortably numb

comfortably numb — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:47:57 +0000

The transport minister is more qualified than most of the cabinet ministers: after all, he was a gate agent for JetBlue so knows how to scan boarding cards.

By: trufth

trufth — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:01:18 +0000

Maybe PLP could hire the travel agent lady who singlehandedly got flights running to and from the Azores!!! Clearly she has proven she has what it takes to get the flights we need.

Perhaps our minister of transport could ask her nicely for some much needed help.

By: Question

Question — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:19:18 +0000

There would have been more demand all through the Spring and Summer had we not had the stupid asinine TA form. As it is, Burt (for reasons we all know) kept the TA form going as long as possible.
Everywhere else had full flights, full hotels, and a busy tourist season.
It’s the biggest scandal in decades.

By: WillSee

WillSee — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:57:07 +0000

The minister of transport has stated there will be year round service to NewYork and Boston.
Imo, this minister has failed with getting more flights and was talking out of his mouth.
No year round flights to Boston is terrible for Bermuda residents.
Some of these cabinets ministers are incompetent and need to go.

By: patrick

patrick — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:55:02 +0000

They did not get rid of the T A long time ago so nobody to fill seats plus no beds for conventions and large groups

By: Whitecaps

Whitecaps — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:48:23 +0000

Yes this is not the first time flights have been suspended – but this year the Bda – Phl flight (as an example) is being canceled before school is even out! When my son was in Uni in PHL, he at least could make it home before flights were canceled early Jan (was still an issue as school didn’t resume until the 10th!) We also had Delta running a service to Boston which hasn’t reappeared since Covid. As a person who travels for medical, I think it is horrible we will now have to take two flights to get to Boston. Surely they could have continued running once or twice per week? Winter travel is hard enough (with flight delays and cancellations so medical travel from Nov 1 is going to be very challenging for some

By: hey

hey — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:46:06 +0000

Works in PLP favour if less flights, they can then argue about having to pay the airport minimum revenue guarantee.

By: Devonshire Truth

Devonshire Truth — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:39:38 +0000

How quickly we forget that the Minister for transport said that the orange route for ferry’s would have less voyages this past summer and the money saved would be to subsidize a direct flight to Boston during the winter months.

A flight through Charlotte to Boston costs $812 and uses the better part of day to get you there. A direct flight takes two hours.

Not having the Boston and Miami flight all the time is absurd.

By: No obaUBP

No obaUBP — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:22:17 +0000

Keep begging for voters that will never vote for you under a false party. Keep up the big lie.

By: Unknown800k

Unknown800k — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:38:47 +0000

Because egomeir and his Muppets have no funds to subsidize the airlines.
Slowly or should I say vastly making it a 5th world country.
Wonder if he will be here to see how bad Bermuda really is or when CD beats him will he be in marthas.

By: watching

watching — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:28:29 +0000

What is the Charlottesville hub? Does she mean Charlotte?
Does she even know?

Connecting flights while inconvenient sometimes are not the end of the world. This posturing is ridiculous.

The Government is not solely responsible for the flights that are available to and from Bermuda, and Ms. Jackson should know this.

She should also know that flight schedules are based on demand and with lower demand in Bermuda as there is a lower bed count, that we are basically at the mercy of the airlines.

She should also know that this is not the first time (nor probably the last time) that schedules are cut somewhat during the winter. And guess what? We survived.

She really shouldn’t just put out whatever is placed before her.