Silver Airways ends all flights, travelers to receive refunds as carrier shuts down
Silver Airways, the regional carrier serving destinations in Florida and the Caribbean, closed its doors Wednesday morning.
In a notice posted to its website and social media channels, the airline informed travelers that it would be "ceasing operations" effective Wednesday. All reservations made with a credit card are to be refunded through the card issuer or travel agent.
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Silver's suspension comes nearly six months after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. The airline hoped to slash its debt and raise new capital through a court-led restructuring.
Those hopes came to an end on Wednesday.
"In an attempt to restructure in bankruptcy, Silver entered into a transaction to sell its assets to another airline holding company, who unfortunately has determined to not continue Silver's flight operations," the carrier said.
Silver flew roughly 52 daily flights to 16 destinations in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean, primarily from bases at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium.
Travelers affected by Silver's suspension can turn to American Airlines: It flies from Miami International Airport (MIA) to most of the destinations that Silver served nonstop from Fort Lauderdale, Cirium schedules show.
Cape Air, Frontier Airlines and JetBlue have flights on most of Silver's routes from San Juan.
Avianca, Azul, Copa Airlines, JetBlue and United Airlines all placed their codes on select Silver flights in Florida and the Caribbean. Members of JetBlue's TrueBlue and United's MileagePlus loyalty programs could earn points on Silver flights.
"We understand this is a frustrating situation for impacted customers," a JetBlue spokesperson said, adding that the airline was not given advance notice of Silver's suspension. "We are working to support those with codeshare and interline itineraries by offering alternate travel plans or refunds."
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