BermudAir is preparing for another phase of expansion as it builds out its U.S. presence and moves forward with new service to Anguilla, CEO Adam Scott said in an interview with AirlineGeeks.
The airline now serves three New York–area airports — Westchester County, LaGuardia, and Newark. Scott said the goal was to address different segments of the region while maintaining complementary schedules.
“I think all three airports serve different, but also overlapping markets,” he said. “We launched Westchester because it’s a great demographic, and there’s a lot of connection between Westchester County, Greenwich, and southern Connecticut with Bermuda.”
LaGuardia provides direct access into Manhattan and offers a morning departure “highly complementary to our late afternoon and early evening service to and from Westchester,” he said. Newark adds “another morning service,” a wider catchment area, and serves as BermudAir’s base for new Anguilla flights.
“We always needed and wanted an airport in New York that also has all of the relevant customs and immigration handling,” Scott said, noting that Anguilla’s lack of U.S. preclearance limits certain airport options. Newark “made all that much more sense for us as well.”
Entering Anguilla
Scott said Anguilla’s appeal is tied to seasonal alignment.
“Unfortunately, and historically, [Bermuda] has been quite a seasonal market,” he said. Demand drops in fall, winter, and early spring. “Anguilla and the Caribbean in general…has a very [different] seasonality. Our peak is our summer. Their peak is our winter.”
The new route allows the airline “to move capacity around so that we can continue our growth mode,” he said, adding that similar strategies may support future market entries.
New Markets in the U.S. and Canada
Scott said BermudAir is evaluating several additional destinations.
“There are at least two markets in Canada that are very attractive,” he said, describing Canadian performance as “exceptionally well.” He added that several large Eastern Seaboard cities and potential central or Midwestern markets are also being considered.
These additions would support year-round travel to Bermuda by helping “reduce the seasonality effect…by promoting and encouraging people to travel there” during slower months.
Fleet Plans and Eastbound Ambitions
The airline recently added two Embraer 190s and is working toward fleet simplification.
“We’re looking to transition to an all-E190 fleet just as soon as practically possible,” Scott said.
He also confirmed that BermudAir is studying longer-range aircraft with an eye toward transatlantic operations.
“We definitely have interest in ultimately expanding our wings and flying east,” he said. Bermuda’s status “as a British Overseas Territory…is a great one for us.”
“Somebody once said we’re the little airline that could, and I’d like to keep surprising people on the upside,” he continued.
Scott said the airline is preparing for a strong year ahead after launching several new markets earlier in 2025.
“For the most part, they’ve worked out really well,” he said. But a few required adjustments: “We didn’t get the scheduling just right.”
He said 2025 has included “doubling our fleet size” and that BermudAir has had “no cancellations in the last five months apart from the weather-related cancellation.”
Upcoming priorities include strengthening existing markets, expanding partnerships, launching a frequent-flyer program, improving distribution channels, and building ground-handling and freight capabilities in Bermuda.
“There’s a whole long list of things that myself and the team are working on,” Scott said. “We’re excited to be able to share these with the market as and when we start ticking them all off.”
