Hashtag: #Airlines
Thomas Cook Flight Diverts For Sick Passenger
[Updated] A Thomas Cook flight which departed from the Frank País Airport in Holguín, Cuba diverted to the island tonight [Dec 21] after a passenger on board took ill. Thomas Cook Flight #245 was travelling to Manchester, England when it changed course for Bermuda, landing at the LF Wade International Airport at approximately 8.45pm. The plane was... Read more of this article
United Airline Flight Diverts For Sick Passenger
[Updated] A United flight heading towards Newark, New Jersey diverted to the island tonight [Dec 18] for a passenger that took ill on board the airliner. United Flight #1484 which originated from Gregorio Luperon International Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic was met at LF Wade International Airport by an ambulance and Bermuda Fire and Rescue... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Royal Air Force Land In Bermuda
Two groups of Royal Air Force military aircraft with eight Typhoon fighter jets and two A330 Voyager Tankers landed at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport yesterday [Dec 1] having arrived from Lajes Air Base in Terceira, Azores. The group are on their way to the annual Red Flag Exercise in Las Vegas, Nevada where the exercise gives pilots... Read more of this article
Minimum Revenue Guarantee Deals For Airlines
[Written by Don Burgess] Bermuda still has deals in place with the airlines for minimum revenue guarantees. However, the Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport declined to say which airlines Bermuda has deals with, with the Ministry saying they take “necessary steps to secure and maintain air services.” In the recently issued Auditor’s... Read more of this article
“Encouraged By Level Of Interest In Bermuda”
During a recent airline conference in South Africa, the Bermuda delegation “met with several European airlines to discuss potential service to and from the United Kingdom and Europe and were pleasantly encouraged by their level of interest in Bermuda,” Minister of Tourism Development & Transport Shawn Crockwell said in the House of... Read more of this article
BTA: Visitor Arrivals Increase In Third Quarter
“Vacation air arrivals in the third quarter were up slightly when compared to the same period last year,” the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] announced. “Additionally, total vacation arrivals to Bermuda were up 5.6% in the third quarter of 2015 when cruise and yacht arrivals are combined with air arrivals,” the BTA said. “Year-to-date,... Read more of this article
Air France Flight Diverted To Bermuda Airport
[Updated] Emergency services had to put their protocols in place for an Air France flight that safely diverted to L.F. Wade International Airport today [Nov 6] due to a report of smoke in the airplane. A police spokesperson said, ““It appears that around 4.45pm Friday, November 6, an Air France flight en route from France to Santo Domingo landed... Read more of this article
AA To Increase Flights To Bermuda From JFK
American Airlines will increase its flight schedule from New York’s JFK Airport to Bermuda beginning on February 11, 2016, the Bermuda Tourism Authority announced today, saying that the additional airlift means AA will fly twice daily from JFK, six days per week. “American’s addition of six flights per week increases Bermuda’s total weekly... Read more of this article
Air Travel To Canada Will Soon Require ETA
According to the official Canadian Government’s website, Bermudians planning to travel to Canada by air after March 14, 2016 will need an Electronic Travel Authorization [eTA], an electronic document that can be applied for online. Regarding Bermudians, the Government of Canada website says, “Starting March 15, 2016, you need an eTA to visit... Read more of this article
BTA Launch Special Travel Offers With JetBlue
This week an integrated marketing partnership launched with JetBlue in New York and Boston, which includes a combination of TV, email and social media marketing, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said. The BTA said, “Earlier this week when discussing United’s reinstated winter service from Newark, CEO Bill Hanbury mentioned the Bermuda Tourism Authority... Read more of this article
Bermuda To Newark Airline Service This Winter
The Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport today announced that United Airlines will provide non-stop service to Newark throughout the winter, beginning November 20th, 2015. The airline will operate three flights per week; Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The flight departs Newark at 11:38 am and arrives in Bermuda at 2:52 pm. The return departs... Read more of this article
Photos: FAA Plane Checking NavAid Equipment
Residents and commuters in the east end this morning [Sept 26] may have witnessed a private plane flying different patterns in the area, sometimes at lower altitudes than usual. LF Wade International Airport General Manager Aaron Adderley explained that “it’s a flight check carried out by the FAA of our NavAid equipment”. NavAid equipment... Read more of this article
