Vacationers visiting the Caribbean ought to rigorously evaluate their upcoming journey plans.

Regional airline Silver Airways, which operated native flights by way of the area, has abruptly shut down all operations. 

“We remorse to tell you that we’re ceasing operations as of right now, June 11, 2025,” the airline shared in an Instagram post directed to prospects. 

For passengers who’ve a scheduled Silver Airways flight, the airline says they need to not go to the airport, and bank card refunds can be processed on to journey companies and particular person bank card holders.

Silver Airways introduced on Dec. 30, 2024 that it had «voluntarily filed for Chapter 11» chapter safety, and mentioned that each one tickets would stay legitimate. Throughout that course of, the airline says it tried discovering a purchaser, however finally needed to shut. 

“Silver entered right into a transaction to promote its belongings to a different airline holding firm, who sadly has decided to not proceed Silver’s flight operations in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean,” the airline added in its submit to prospects. 

Vacationers shared frustration, sharing they have been unaware that Silver Airways was dealing with monetary difficulties, and booked a ticket for an upcoming journey, even checking in for the flight efficiently the night earlier than the shutdown. 

“No electronic mail. No textual content,” the traveler shared within the social media thread on Reddit. “I used to be very a lot a type of individuals who confirmed up on the airport and waited by the gate and realized that nobody was there. Insane.”

Different vacationers shared earlier frustration with the airline, saying they have been stranded within the Bahamas.

«Unhappy day,» one traveler shared in a touch upon the social media thread concerning the closure. «I really feel dangerous for all the workers.» 

The airline operated an intensive route community connecting Florida, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and different Caribbean islands. Frequent guests to the realm could also be acquainted with Seaborne Airways, which Silver Airways acquired in 2018. 

For vacationers dealing with a rebooking state of affairs, many airways service the route community that Silver maintained. For instance, for vacationers visiting St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (STT), American Airways, Cape Air, JetBlue, Spirit, and United Airways present flights to the island.