Two flights are expected into Bermuda today while limited bus and ferry services resume as the Island gets its transport system back on track.

Round the clock efforts both at Bermuda International Airport and on the Causeway have ensured that vital international links can be restored with Delta airlines operating its two scheduled flights to and from the US.

Flights from other carriers will resume tomorrow although delays are expected as airlines deal with the backlog of losing three days of services.

Meanwhile a limited bus operation is expected to resume at noon today with an abridged service in operation on routes seven and eight, linking Hamilton, Somerset and Dockyard.

Ferries will run from St. George's and St. David's to Hamilton and the Rockaway service will also be in operation this week, but there will be no boat service on the Paget/Warwick route or the Hamilton-Dockyard route.

Despite the massive devastation Hurricane Fabian wrought on the Causeway, it was re-opened for essential services under strict Police supervision last night and will be open to the public during daylight hours today - albeit one lane only.

The crossing will again be put under Police control in the evenings for safety reasons until further notice.

"The re-opening of the Causeway is all about safety," Premier Alex Scott said last night.

"The Government and the Ministry of Works and Engineering have been doing the utmost to get it back into service.

"The re-opening of the Causeway and the airport is a signal that we are open for business. It is a main artery for commercial interests and a link with our trading partners.

"Herculean efforts have been made to get the airport open."

On Saturday morning Bermuda International Airport was a tangled mess of boulders, rubble and smashed windows.

Some hangars had lost their roofs as had part of the main building while the doors to the departure area had been destroyed by the storm surge and the high winds.

Airport staff and the 50 members of the Bermuda Regiment assigned to clean up duties over the weekend had to clear heavy debris from the surrounding roads and standing water from the main terminal building - a palm tree was even found in the Continental Airlines queuing area.

Amazingly, apart from debris including seaweed, the runway was left undamaged by Fabian's wrath.

"We have been working round the clock to get the airport open and back in business," general manager James Howes told The Royal Gazette last night.

"I am very grateful to all the staff and members of the Regiment who worked so hard to get us back in business. An open airport is obviously vital to Bermuda and we should be resuming a full schedule of flights later this week."

He revealed that a dozen private planes had flown in from both the US and Canada yesterday, carrying both emergency supplies such as generators and tarpaulins as well as businessman, including insurance loss adjusters.

Delta Airline's flights from Boston and Atlanta will arrive and depart today while all other carriers, at their own request, will not return to their schedule until tomorrow.

For at least the next three days, passengers departing for the US will not clear customs in Bermuda, as is the usual practice, but will do so upon arrival at their destination, a measure brought in to speed up the departures process.

Mr. Howes called on passengers to show extra patience and urged them to arrive earlier than usual to ensure they could make their flights and to help avoid delays.

On the domestic front, an assessment will be made during the remainder of the week on which bus services can resume depending on the progress of the road clearing operation.

Ferries operating between St. George's, St. David's and Hamilton will be free of charge this week, although the increased services have robbed the Island of two of its other main routes.

The Ministry of Transport also confirmed that Marine and Ports and Public Transport Board workers should report for work as normal.

Ferry times: Depart: St. David's 7.30 a.m. St. George 8 a.m. Arrive: Hamilton 9 a.m.

Depart: Hamilton 4.30 p.m. Arrive: St. George's 5.30 p.m. St. David's 6 p.m. These ferries are free.

Depart: Rockaway 7.25 a.m. and 8.25 a.m. Depart: Hamilton; 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.