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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | New York-JFK, Port-Au-Prince | ||||||
| Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||||
Haiti Ambassador Airlines was an airline based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It was a private airline operating an international service to New York, USA.
The airline was established in April 2002 and started operations in 2003. It was owned by Christopher Doyle (48%), Georgemay Figaro, Airline President (48%), Jean-Philippe Padern (2%) and Kathleen Buteau (2%).
Haiti Ambassador Airlines operated an international service between Port-au-Prince and New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport) in January 2005.
The Haiti Ambassador Airlines fleet consisted of 1 Boeing 767-300 aircraft leased from LAN in January 2005.
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