Dutch Caribbean Airlines was an airline based in Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was established in 1964 and ceased operation in 2004. The company slogan was Bridge to Curaçao.
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Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2004 | ||||||
Hubs | Hato International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
Destinations | 17 | ||||||
Parent company | DC Holding | ||||||
Headquarters | Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | ||||||
Key people | Mario Evertsz | ||||||
Website | Former website |
The airline was succeeded by Air ALM, which was owned by the same DC Holding that owned ALM Antillean Airlines and later Dutch Caribbean Airlines.
These are the destinations that were operated by "Dutch Caribbean Airlines" when the airline was in service:
During the transfer of the airline’s assets from Air ALM, the airline acquired some of the Air ALM aircraft and later on received other aircraft for its own.
Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
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Bombardier Dash 8-300 | 2 | 50 | Replaced by Twin Otters Operated as Dutch Caribbean Express Transferred from Air ALM then later sold to LIAT |
De Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 Twin Otter | 2 | 19 | Replaced the Dash 8's |
Douglas DC-9-32 | 4 | 115 | Sold to Aserca Airlines |
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2 1 |
152 155 |
Transferred from Air ALM |
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