Dallas – A new start-up airline has been born in the British Isles of Bermuda. Bermuda Airways will implement a completely different operating strategy, offering flights to the continental United States on all-business class Embraer E175 aircraft.
Founded in May 2023, Bermuda Airways is scheduled to begin operations as early as August 31, 2023, with its initial route network from Bermuda LF Wade Airport (BDA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL). , consisting of three services to Boston (BOS) and New York. -Westchester (HPN) Airport.
Regarding the alternative experience under the name 'Aisle Class', the airline said: “At the heart of Isle Class is our unwavering commitment to exceptional service from our attentive cabin crew and carefully selected in-flight food and beverage offerings in partnership with local establishments.” The island's famous hospitality This is to deliver the taste of the sky to the sky. ”
For its operational debut, VamudAir took delivery of its second Embraer E-175STD on August 19th, the first aircraft to belong to the airline since May 17th, and will be parked at Muskoka Airport (YQA) in southern Canada. The machine remains in place. . Both his E175s are claimed to consist of his very spacious 44-seat all-business class cabin in a 1-to-1 layout.
Understanding your target customer base
Bermuda, a British maritime territory, is well known as a financial haven, with much lower taxes than many other countries such as Ireland and Malta, where most of the world's richest people have their headquarters and where many airlines operate their own companies. of aircraft are registered.
Baumud Air said its operations are aimed at “business travelers and premium leisure travelers.” The airline's cheapest 'Lite' fare includes a carry-on bag, one checked bag up to 32kg, premium snacks and drinks, and free seat selection. However, tickets are non-refundable and changes will incur a USD 100 fee plus the difference in fare.
Baumud Air does not fly to two of the three major destinations. With the exception of Boston-Logan (BOS), the airline also flies to destinations like Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Westchester (HPN) to avoid some of the wait times at other airlines' larger bases. We chose to operate to a secondary airfield. Less than 800,000 passengers pass through Westchester Airport's gates each year.
All business class airplane flight in the Atlantic Ocean
Flying a fully configured business class aircraft is nothing new in the aviation industry. Particularly in the high-demand transatlantic market, there have already been many attempts to offer premium travelers an alternative to luxury flights between major cities in Europe and East America, some of which persist to this day.
La Compagnie (B0) is a French airline with a particular focus on this passenger sector. Every day, a small fleet of just two Airbus A321neo aircraft operate all-business class flights between New York Kennedy Airport (JFK) and his three European cities: Nice (NCE), Milan (MXP) and Paris. (Ollie)
British Airways (BA) also previously operated the only commercial full business class Airbus A318 with two aircraft registered as G-EUNA and G-EUNB, the most premium airline between London and New York. Provided special services to special customers. These flights actually took off from the more convenient London City Airport (LCY) and, after a short refueling stop at Shannon (SNN), landed at Kennedy Airport just eight hours later.
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