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 AirlinesAGARUARUBAQueen Beatrix International Airport2006
Divi Divi Air3RDVRDIVI AIRCuraçao International Airport2000
WinairWMWIAWINAIRPrincess Juliana International Airport1961
Z Air7ZEZREASYWAYFlamingo International Airport
Curaçao International Airport
2000

Charter airlines

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub(s) Founded Notes
Bestfly ArubaBFYMWANGO BESTQueen Beatrix International Airport2016
Comlux ArubaCXBSTARLUXQueen Beatrix International Airport2006
Dutch Caribbean IslandhopperCuraçao International Airport
E-Liner AirwaysELELAE-LINERCuraçao International Airport1993
Global Jet ArubaGJWPLATAQueen Beatrix International Airport2022
HWC AviationQueen Beatrix International Airport
SXM AirwaysSXMSAINT MAARTENPrincess Juliana International Airport2015
Windward ExpressWEADAYSTARPrincess Juliana International Airport2000
World Sonic AirQueen Beatrix International Airport2019Planned[2]

Defunct

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased
operations
Notes
Air ALMLMALMANTILLEAN19972001
Air ArubaFQARUARUBA19842000
Air CaribbeanXCCLT19912000
ABC Commuter Airways19811988
ALM Antillean AirlinesLMALMANTILLEAN19641997Renamed to Air ALM.
ArubaExelRBXARUBA20042005
Avia Air3RARBAVIAIR19872003
BonairExel9HBXLBONEXEL20032005Renamed to Bonaire Express.
Bonair Express9HBXLBON EXPRESS20052005Merged with Curaçao Express to form Dutch Antilles Express.
Bonaire AirwaysF519961996Never launched.
CTLMCJCLT19621991Renamed to Air Caribbean
CuraçaoExel20042005Rebranded as Curaçao Express.
Curaçao Express20052005Merged with Bonaire Express to form Dutch Antilles Express.
Dutch Antilles Express9HDNLDUTCH ANTILLES20052013
Dutch Caribbean AirlinesK8ALMDUTCH CARIBBEAN20012004
Dutch Caribbean ExpressK8DCEDUTCH CARIBBEAN20012004
DutchCaribbeanExel20042005
Eagle Jet AviationHSP2000
Fly ArubaAG20102012Never launched.
Insel Air7IINCINSELAIR19932019
Insel Air Aruba8INLUINSEL ARUBA20122017
JetAir Caribbean4JJRCJETAIR20192024
KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf19341964Rebranded as ALM Antillean Airlines.
Royal Aruban AirlinesV5RYLROYAL ARUBAN20012005
Tiara Air3PTMNTIARA20062016Went bankrupt.
United Caribbean Airlines4JUCBEAGLE EYE20062018Rebranded as JetAir Caribbean.
West Caribbean ArubaWAUWEST ARUBA20042006Never launched.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. ↑ Dominik Sipinski (April 20, 2019). "World Sonic Air secures Aruban AOC, to fly B787(BBJ)". Ch-aviation.com.