Dutch Caribbean Airlines


Dutch Caribbean Airlines Inc. was an airline based on the southern Caribbean Sea island of Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It launched in 2001 but shut down on October 2004 and declared bankruptcy. The company slogan was ''Bridge to Curaçao.''

History

When ALM Antillean Airlines (Air ALM) shut down in 2001, DCA was created to take its place and avoid bankruptcy. Both companies had the same owner, DC Beheer.

Destinations

The airline served these routes while it was still in operation:
CityCountryAirportNotes
OranjestadArubaQueen Beatrix International Airport
Puerto PlataDominican RepublicGregorio Luperón International Airport
Punta CanaDominican RepublicPunta Cana International Airport
Santo DomingoDominican RepublicLas Americas International Airport
CologneGermanyCologne Bonn Airport
Port-au-PrinceHaitiPort-au-Prince International Airport
AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
KralendijkNetherlands AntillesFlamingo International Airport
WillemstadNetherlands AntillesHato International Airport
PhilipsburgNetherlands AntillesPrincess Juliana International Airport
ParamariboSurinameJohan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Port of SpainTrinidad and TobagoPiarco International Airport
MiamiUnited StatesMiami International Airport
CaracasVenezuelaSimón Bolívar International Airport
Las PiedrasVenezuelaJosefa Camejo International Airport
MaracaiboVenezuelaLa Chinita International Airport
ValenciaVenezuelaArturo Michelena International Airport

Fleet

During the transfer of the airline’s assets from Air ALM, the airline acquired some of their aircraft and later received other aircraft for its own.
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Boeing 767-300ER120032004Leased from Sobelair
Bombardier Dash 8-300220012004Operated as Dutch Caribbean Express
Transferred from Air ALM then later sold to LIAT
De Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 Twin Otter220032004
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32420022004Sold to Aserca Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-82320022004Transferred from Air ALM