The first international flights out of Richmond in a decade start this summer
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Nonstop flights from Richmond to Bermuda will start this summer — making them the first international flights out of Richmond International Airport in more than a decade.
Why it matters: The route will get locals from Eastern Henrico to an island near the Caribbean in just over two hours.
The big picture: Twice weekly nonstop service from RIC to Hamilton, Bermuda (the island's capital) starts June 7, BermudaAir and RIC announced Thursday.
- The flights will run on Wednesdays and Saturdays, leaving Richmond around 6:30pm with return flights departing around 3:30pm.
- Round-trip tickets for the June 7 flight start at $528, per an Axios review.
Worth noting: The flying time there clocks in at 2 hours and 15 minutes, roughly half the time it takes to get from Richmond to Bermuda now since there's no layover with this nonstop service.
Fun facts: Bermuda is a British territory known for its pink beaches, coral reefs and shipwrecks.
- It is also closer to Hatteras in the Outer Banks than any other land mass in the Atlantic.
Catch up quick: International flights haven't run out of Richmond since 2013, when AirCanada stopped its Richmond to Toronto service, Richmond airport spokesperson Troy Bell tells Axios.
- RIC has been working since at least 2022 to upgrade the airport's customs area and consolidate its TSA checkpoints to allow for the return of international flights.
- The customs upgrades were completed in August, The airport got a $2.25 million federal grant toward its TSA consolidation in November.
What's next: The flight to Bermuda is hopefully the first of more direct destinations out of Richmond.
- In 2022, Bell told Axios that flights between Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean would likely be the first International routes out of Richmond, with ones to Europe hopefully added one day.
This story has been updated with more details throughout.