List of airlines of the Dutch Caribbean
This is a list of airlines currently operating in the Dutch Caribbean, that is, the Caribbean Islands that formerly comprised the Netherlands Antilles and remain part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands are Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maartin, each of which is a constituent country of the Kingdom, as well as the special municipalities of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius.[1]
Active
Scheduled and regional airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba Airlines | AG | ARU | ARUBA | Queen Beatrix International Airport | 2006 | ||
| Divi Divi Air | 3R | DVR | DIVI AIR | Curaçao International Airport | 2000 | ||
| Winair | WM | WIA | WINAIR | Princess Juliana International Airport | 1961 | ||
| Z Air | 7Z | EZR | EASYWAY | Flamingo International Airport Curaçao International Airport |
2000 |
Charter airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestfly Aruba | BFY | MWANGO BEST | Queen Beatrix International Airport | 2016 | |||
| Comlux Aruba | CXB | STARLUX | Queen Beatrix International Airport | 2006 | |||
| Dutch Caribbean Islandhopper | Curaçao International Airport | ||||||
| E-Liner Airways | EL | ELA | E-LINER | Curaçao International Airport | 1993 | ||
| Global Jet Aruba | GJW | PLATA | Queen Beatrix International Airport | 2022 | |||
| HWC Aviation | Queen Beatrix International Airport | ||||||
| SXM Airways | SXM | SAINT MAARTEN | Princess Juliana International Airport | 2015 | |||
| Windward Express | WEA | DAYSTAR | Princess Juliana International Airport | 2000 | |||
| World Sonic Air | Queen Beatrix International Airport | 2019 | Planned[2] |
Defunct
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air ALM | LM | ALM | ANTILLEAN | 1997 | 2001 | ||
| Air Aruba | FQ | ARU | ARUBA | 1984 | 2000 | ||
| Air Caribbean | XC | CLT | 1991 | 2000 | |||
| ABC Commuter Airways | 1981 | 1988 | |||||
| ALM Antillean Airlines | LM | ALM | ANTILLEAN | 1964 | 1997 | Renamed to Air ALM. | |
| ArubaExel | RBX | ARUBA | 2004 | 2005 | |||
| Avia Air | 3R | ARB | AVIAIR | 1987 | 2003 | ||
| BonairExel | 9H | BXL | BONEXEL | 2003 | 2005 | Renamed to Bonaire Express. | |
| Bonair Express | 9H | BXL | BON EXPRESS | 2005 | 2005 | Merged with Curaçao Express to form Dutch Antilles Express. | |
| Bonaire Airways | F5 | 1996 | 1996 | Never launched. | |||
| CTLM | CJ | CLT | 1962 | 1991 | Renamed to Air Caribbean | ||
| CuraçaoExel | 2004 | 2005 | Rebranded as Curaçao Express. | ||||
| Curaçao Express | 2005 | 2005 | Merged with Bonaire Express to form Dutch Antilles Express. | ||||
| Dutch Antilles Express | 9H | DNL | DUTCH ANTILLES | 2005 | 2013 | ||
| Dutch Caribbean Airlines | K8 | ALM | DUTCH CARIBBEAN | 2001 | 2004 | ||
| Dutch Caribbean Express | K8 | DCE | DUTCH CARIBBEAN | 2001 | 2004 | ||
| DutchCaribbeanExel | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
| Eagle Jet Aviation | HSP | 2000 | |||||
| Fly Aruba | AG | 2010 | 2012 | Never launched. | |||
| Insel Air | 7I | INC | INSELAIR | 1993 | 2019 | ||
| Insel Air Aruba | 8I | NLU | INSEL ARUBA | 2012 | 2017 | ||
| JetAir Caribbean | 4J | JRC | JETAIR | 2019 | 2024 | ||
| KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf | 1934 | 1964 | Rebranded as ALM Antillean Airlines. | ||||
| Royal Aruban Airlines | V5 | RYL | ROYAL ARUBAN | 2001 | 2005 | ||
| Tiara Air | 3P | TMN | TIARA | 2006 | 2016 | Went bankrupt. | |
| United Caribbean Airlines | 4J | UCB | EAGLE EYE | 2006 | 2018 | Rebranded as JetAir Caribbean. | |
| West Caribbean Aruba | WAU | WEST ARUBA | 2004 | 2006 | Never launched. |
See also
- List of airlines of the Americas
- List of defunct airlines of the Americas
- List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean
References
- ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ Dominik Sipinski (April 20, 2019). "World Sonic Air secures Aruban AOC, to fly B787(BBJ)". Ch-aviation.com.