Regional airline CommuteAir will begin flying international charters later this year.
The carrier said it recently received permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate charter flights to countries covered by Open Skies agreements.
CommuteAir’s first international charter flights will operate to the Bahamas, using 76-seat Embraer E170s. Flights will start in November, the airline said.
“Receiving Open Skies authority is an important step in the continued growth of our charter business,” CommuteAir President and CEO Rick Hoefling said in a news release. “As we prepare to launch our first international charter flights later this year, we’re excited to offer customers and partners a reliable, comfortable, and flexible charter solution backed by decades of operating experience. This authority also supports our long-term strategy to expand and diversify our charter business.”
CommuteAir operates commercial passenger flights exclusively on behalf of United as United Express. It operates over 200 flights per day using ERJ 145 aircraft, and has hubs at Washington Dulles and Houston.
The carrier uses E170s for charter flights, which were previously limited to destinations within the U.S.
