Once regulation plans are completed this aircraft will make the first non-stop international flight from Tortola to Miami in many years. However, at the present time, it appears there is no non-stop scheduled passenger jet service between Tortola and Miami according to FlightAware. Government Funding In January 2016 the Government of the British Virgin Islands announced that it would be investing US$7 million into the airline. In July 2016 it was reported that there would be a small delay in the commencement of direct flights to Miami. Other proposed dates for commencement have come and gone. According to FlightAware, there is no scheduled passenger airline service being operated between Tortola and Miami with jet aircraft at the present time. In July 2017 the airline implemented wide-ranging redundancies, casting doubts upon its future. Shortly thereafter Hurricane Irma struck the Territory causing widespread disruption to air carriers for an extended period of time. In December 2017 the BVI Government served notices upon the airline accusing it of being in material breach of the $7 million contract it had signed with Government. In February 2018 it was reported that the Government had still not taken any steps to enforce its claims, and in July 2018 a Government minister gave a press conference saying they "could not locate" any of the principals of the airline. In March 2018 opposition politician Andrew Fahie called for a Commission of Inquiry into the investment, alleging that the money is now irrecoverable. He later described the payment to the airline as a "scam". Redundancies In July 2017 BVI Airways announced that it was laying off all of its staff due to cash shortages. In a press release the airline indicated that the step was necessary because the airline had depleted most of cash reserves before it had begun flights, but expressed the hope that the layoffs would be temporary. Lawsuits In a lawsuit filed in the New York courts between the present and previous owners of BVI Airways, a number of serious allegations of misconduct were made in relation to the running of the airline. Criminal investigation The Auditor General issued a report into the Government's investment, which was delivered to the Governor in February 2020. After an initial delay it was shared with the Cabinet in April 2020, and then released to the public in June. In the statement the Governor, Augustus Jaspert, noted that the report