British Airways will increase the frequency of its flights between Bermuda and London to three days per week from August 12.

The airline plans to return to a seven-day service in September and October.

Twice-weekly flights to the island begin on July 17, almost four months after the service was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The flights to and from Gatwick will be on Mondays and Fridays.

From August 12, there will be additional flights on Wednesdays, before a seven-day service resumes at the beginning of September.

Alex Cruz, British Airways’ chairman and chief executive, said: “Following months of lockdown and stress, we know people will want to travel to be reunited with friends and family and to take a well-deserved break.

“We have put in place measures — to UK Government and aviation regulator standards — to ensure we’re doing all we can to protect the wellbeing of our customers and colleagues and we’ll be asking them to play their part in that, too.”