Tortola based BVAirways, Inc. has announced that it has received final BVI government certification and approvals to begin providing scheduled airline service based out of Tortola-Beef Island Airport under the trade name BVI Airways. BVI Airways anticipates beginning scheduled service in late February 2010. Pending their receiving landing rights and approvals at the destination airports, BVI Airways will provide service between the BVI and the gateway airports on St. Maarten and Antigua utilizing the pressurized and air conditioned BAe Systems Jetstream 32 jet-prop airliner.

As a continuation of its Tortola – St. Maarten flights, BVI Airways also plans to provide service between Dominica and St. Maarten.

BVAirways, Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Scott DeLacy commented, “In addition to our fares, our competitive edge will be schedules convenient for connecting to the major European airlines’ flights – no more day long waits at the airport. Not only will our service provide greater travel opportunities to the people of the BVI and Dominica, but we also expect to have a very positive impact on the economies by increasing the amount of airline seats for tourism and making the trips more attractive to tourists by the convenience of our schedule. We are tremendously grateful for the opportunity to certify an air carrier here in the BVI. This couldn’t have happened without the help of many in both the Government and private sectors; we have a lot of people to thank”, said BVAirways, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Luke Smith. “We are very much looking forward to providing the convenient, reliable, and affordable airline service the people of the BVI and Dominica and visitors to the islands deserve.”

BVAirways, Inc., a BVI corporation, was founded in 2009 for the sole purpose of creating an airline based in the British Virgin Islands. With nearly 50 years of airline operational experience between them, BVI Airways’ executive management has the knowledge and experience to make the airline one of the true leaders in the Caribbean.