DutchCaribbeanExel

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DutchCaribbeanExel
DutchCaribExel Logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
-HXL-
Founded2004
Commenced operations15 July 2004
Ceased operations31 January 2005
Hubs Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Focus cities Curaçao International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations4
Parent company ExelAviation Group
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website dutchcaribbeanexel.com

DutchCaribbeanExel was an airline with its head office in Amsterdam. [1] The airline connected from the Netherlands to the Netherlands Antilles and was based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

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History

The airline was established in 2004 and started operations on 15 July 2004. It was wholly owned by ExelAviation Group. The airline folded in early February 2005 when the group declared bankruptcy.

The ExelAviation Group started to disintegrate late-2004, soon after the takeover of DutchBird; when failed Air Holland (declared bankrupt with €30M in debt) was investigated for alleged laundering of drug money and arrests were made, it put HollandExel in negative publicity as well.

In February 2005, HollandExel filed for the Dutch equivalent of Chapter 11 and its main client, tour operator TUI Netherlands invested millions to keep the airline flying. Two months later, TUI Netherlands continued HollandExel under new management, operating as ArkeFly and the fleet of aircraft plus some 400 employees moved to the new company.

DutchCaribbeanExel would later, together with its sister airline, HollandExel, be taken over by TUI AG and renamed it as Arkefly Curaçao. [2]

Destinations

The DutchCaribbeanExel Boeing 767-300ER being towed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2005 PH-AHQ Boeing 767 DutchCaribbeanExel.com (8611382076).jpg
The DutchCaribbeanExel Boeing 767-300ER being towed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2005

DutchCaribbeanExel operated the following services (in January 2005):

CountryCityAirportNotes
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport Charter
Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire Kralendijk Flamingo International Airport Charter
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport Focus city
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Hub

Fleet

The DutchCaribbeanExel fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at April 2005): [3]

DutchCaribbeanExel fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Boeing 767-300ER 112248260Operated by HollandExel
Total1

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References

  1. "Contact." DutchCaribbeanExel. 23 June 2004. Retrieved on 14 February 2011. "Bezoekers adres Hoofdkantoor Jan Rebelstraat 20 1069 CC Amsterdam"
  2. Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. "DutchCaribbeanExel Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved March 31, 2021.