A tiny Caribbean island with barely 23,000 annual passengers is getting a nonstop from the New York area. Boutique carrier BermudAir launches Newark–South Caicos on December 20, 2026, flying twice weekly (Thursdays and Sundays) with a 96-seat Embraer E190 — eight business seats, 88 in economy — until April 25, 2027. Outbound flights leave Newark at 11:00 AM and land at 2:30 PM; the return departs 7:35 PM. Introductory one-way fares start at $347.

The route exists largely because of one resort. Salterra, a Luxury Collection property (and Marriott Bonvoy participant) with 100 oceanfront rooms, 52 suites, six restaurants, four pools, an eight-room spa and 3,000 feet of beach, approached BermudAir directly about a New York link. The airport is only ten minutes from the resort, so the nonstop collapses what used to be a multi-leg journey via Miami or an 18-minute hop from Providenciales. American Airlines' twice-weekly Miami service, which began last year as the island's first regular US connection, and BermudAir's new route together double South Caicos' scheduled international frequency this winter.

It fits a broader expansion: BermudAir is adding 14 routes this winter, including Providenciales, Belize City and Guatemala City from gateways like Boston, Raleigh–Durham and Orlando Sanford, plus a St. Pete–Clearwater service that restores scheduled international flying to that airport after three years. The airline is also blurring the line between flight and hotel. Its AnguillAir Holidays bundles flights with resorts such as Aurora Anguilla and Malliouhana (seven-night packages from roughly $6,300–6,800 per person), while Bermuda properties like Cambridge Beaches offer 15% off airfare for guests.

The South Caicos experiment may be a template. With only 192 inbound seats a week, a single resort's guest flow can meaningfully fill the plane — something impossible on a 737. And bigger aircraft are coming: BermudAir has ordered 10 Airbus A220-300s, deliveries from Q4 2027, with the CEO eyeing up to 20 by 2030. The planned 135-seat, three-class layout adds 41% capacity over the E190, and the A220's 3,400-nautical-mile range opens longer nonstops — think Bermuda to San Francisco, Seattle or even London Heathrow.

For travellers, the practical upshot is simple: if you've wanted a quiet, undeveloped slice of Turks and Caicos without ferrying or island-hopping, a four-hour nonstop from Newark now does it. It suits couples and luxury resort guests chasing dive sites, bonefishing and empty beaches rather than nightlife — South Caicos remains one of the least built-out islands in the chain. Book early; with two weekly flights and a resort marketing them, seats will move fast.

Story via Simple Flying.