BermudAir Launches Anguilla Flights, With New AnguillAir Subsidiary

In August 2023, we saw the launch of BermudAir, a quirky niche airline operating Embraer jets between Bermuda (BDA) and the United States and Canada. The airline now has a fleet of four jets, and while it has served up to a dozen destinations, we’ve seen several routes cut in recent times.

Around six months ago, BermudAir announced plans to start operating flights that don’t touch Bermuda. These routes are launching this week, and it sure is an interesting twist to the carrier’s business model.

AnguillAir now flies from United States to Anguilla

As of mid-December 2025, BermudAir has launched AnguillAir, a new subsidiary operating flights to Anguilla, which is a British Overseas Territory, much like Bermuda. With this, we’re now seeing flights to Anguilla (AXA) out of Baltimore (BWI), Boston (BOS), and Newark (EWR).

For now, this venture is just seasonal, in winter and early spring. Flights in all markets operate twice weekly, from the middle of December until the middle to end of April. You can find the schedules below.

While part of the overall BermudAir operation, AnguillAir has branded aircraft, with its own identity and design. The airline claims that the introduction of AnguillAir represents the first step in a broader strategy to innovate and grow BermudAir’s operations.

BermudAir is calling this a “powerful new era in Caribbean connectivity,” which is “driven by BermudAir’s signature island hospitality and its vision to link island communities in meaningful and lasting ways.”

Here’s how BermudAir’s CEO, Adam Scott, describes this development:

“This is much more than a new route — it’s a reflection of what BermudAir was built to do: deliver extraordinary service while broadening our destination offerings. We’re thrilled that we are now able to extend the service and care we offer from Bermuda now also to our sister British Oversea Territory neighbour Anguilla.”

Here’s what Anguilla’s Minister of Infrastructure, Jose Vanterpool, had to say:

“The reopening of the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport marks a pivotal moment for Anguilla’s economic future. Our agreement with BermudAir to launch nonstop service from the U.S. Northeast is a crucial first step. To support long-term, sustainable growth, we are pursuing a phased, demand-driven expansion plan, which includes extending the runway to accommodate larger aircraft and increased passenger and cargo volumes.”

This Anguilla expansion seems sensible to me

When BermudAir launched operations, I was a bit confused about the viability of the carrier’s business model. Like, how much year-round demand is there from the United States and Canada to Bermuda? The market is only so large, there’s some seasonality, and ultimately one airline can only gain so much market share, when you’re competing against established players.

Keep in mind that BermudAir has already significantly altered its business model since launch. When the concept was first announced, BermudAir was going to be an all-business class airline, and the airline ended up backtracking on that plan.

I think the short answer is that BermudAir’s existing model hasn’t actually worked that well, because the airline has now cut roughly half of the routes it initially launched, and the published data on the carrier’s load factors has largely been abysmal (we’re talking average load factors of under 50% in many markets).

With that in mind, I actually think BermudAir connecting more Caribbean points to North America could be a decent idea:

• The airline has small jets that can land at many airports that can’t be served by larger aircraft (like Anguilla)
• BermudAir has a great cost structure, given the way it acquired its aircraft, labor costs, etc., giving it a big advantage over the legacy US carriers
• Many Caribbean islands don’t have local carriers that fly to the US, meaning many markets are dominated by US carriers with very high fares

So we’ll see how this plays out, but I could see this succeeding, at least compared to the alternatives. The question is how much market share you can ultimately gain as a largely unknown airline, in an era where airline loyalty programs dictate a lot of consumer decisions.

Sure, Anguilla has limited service, so maybe it works here, though I also know a lot of people might not like booking an airline they’ve never heard of, when they can instead fly American.

Fortunately this service is easy enough to add in terms of regulatory approval, given that both Bermuda and Anguilla are British Overseas territories. However, things could get more complicated for markets that belong to different countries.

Bottom line

BermudAir has launched AnguillAir, a new subsidiary that flies seasonally to and from Anguilla. The airline is initially operating three routes twice weekly, from Baltimore, Boston, and Newark. This is an interesting direction for BermudAir to take, and frankly, I think it’s pretty logical.

There was only so much growth potential in Bermuda, but there are many Caribbean airports that are underserved. Then again, I’m curious about BermudAir’s prospects, given just how much of the initial route network has been cut.

What do you make of BermudAir launching AnguillAir?