Silver Airways is the carrier with the most of flights between the US and Bahamas, with some 9 destinations served in the paradise archipelago from its Florida hubs in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa. Furthermore, its Caribbean network includes ten other destinations including San Juan de Puerto Rico, where it operates a smaller hub and where its subsidiary Seaborne Airlines is based. Silver is in the process of phasing out its fleet of Saab SF340s in favour of last-generation ATR 42-600s and ATR72-600s. The carrier has a code-sharing agreement with United Airlines and participates to its Frequent Flyer Program, Mileage Plus (Photo Wikimedia Commons / Bidgee)
- - 5 STARS: Awarded to airlines achieving a very high, overall quality performance. It recognizes high standards of onboard product together with consistent and excellent standards of staff service across airport and cabin environments
- - 4 STARS: Awarded to airlines that deliver a good overall quality performance and provide good product standards across different travel cabins
- - 3 STARS: Awarded to airlines delivering a fair quality performance equating to the industry 'average' of acceptable product and service standards
- - 2 STARS: Shows airlines delivering a lower total quality performance, in some instances below the industry average across many rating categories
- - 1 STAR: Represents a poor quality of product delivered across the assessment sectors
* SKYTRAX (www.skytraxratings.com) is the most prestigious independent rating agency in commercial aviation. Its five stars rating system regarding airline quality has become a status symbol for carriers around the world. Here is what the stars stand for: