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FARNBOROUGH, England—Preparing for its next phase of growth, BermudAir will take 10 Airbus A220-300s, aircraft that “will come fully connected,” the airline's founder and CEO Adam Scott confirmed here.
Set to join a fleet of four Embraer jets, the new A220s will be used to unlock more growth across Bermuda, the Caribbean, Central North America and the wider Atlantic region, building on recent network additions and launch of sub-brand AnguillAir. BermudAir cited gauge, range and performance at constrained airports, as factors behind its choice.
“There's a lot of markets in the Caribbean and elsewhere—longer-term—that have unique operating characteristics,” Scott said. “The [A220] performance enables us to potentially open up further to the Midwest of the U.S., [and] frankly these aircraft are capable of doing transcontinental, so there's a lot of exciting opportunities.”
Currently BermudAir operates two Embraer 190s and two E175s on a network connecting Bermuda, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos and Belize to U.S. East Coast gateways and Canada. Its A220 firm order was booked by affiliated company Odyssey in March, and deliveries are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027.
More is ahead: the carrier says it plans to add up to 20 A220s by 2030.
To support this growth, BermudAir is “essentially doubling our number of crews, both in terms of pilots, but also in terms of cabin crew,” Scott said. And with new CCO John Pepper on board, “we're turbocharging growth,” the CEO said. “We're accelerating the growth, and we're looking at more markets.”
BermudAir’s A220s will be outfitted with 135 seats in a three-class configuration and new XL overhead bins. They plan to equip them with inflight connectivity but a provider is yet to be disclosed. The carrier hopes to retrofit its existing fleet with that service in future.
Despite current headwinds, BermudAir sees resilient demand, coming from a customer base it says is continuing to seek out travel to premium leisure destinations.
“There's a lot of opportunity out there,” Scott said. “We've got to make sure that we find our niche, continue to develop that niche, and of course build on what I think are really exceptional foundations that we have today.”
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