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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 | ||||||
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.
History
Dutch Caribbean Airlines was actually established in 1964 as Air ABC (Air Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) and the airline was later renamed to Antilliaanse Luchtvaart Maatchappij (ALM) to take over the services of the Caribbean division of KLM.
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.
Destinations
These are the destinations that were operated by "Dutch Caribbean Airlines" when the airline was in service:
Caribbean
- Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperón International Airport)
- Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport)
- Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
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- Kralendijk (Flamingo International Airport)
- Willemstad (Hato International Airport)
- Philipsburg (Princess Juliana International Airport)
Europe
- Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport)
North America
South America
- Caracas/Maiquetía (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
- Las Piedras (Josefa Camejo International Airport)
- Maracaibo (La Chinita International Airport)
- Valencia (Arturo Michelena International Airport)
Fleet
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.
Self owned aircraft
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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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 |