InterCaribbean Airways

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interCaribbean Airways
Inter Caribbean Logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
JYIWYISLANDWAYS
Founded1991 (as InterIsland Airways, Ltd.)
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size16
Destinations23
Parent company Interisland Aviation Services Group
Headquarters Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Key peopleLyndon R. Gardiner, Chairman Trevor Sadler, CEO
Website www.intercaribbean.com

InterCaribbean Airways, Ltd. [1] (formerly known as Air Turks & Caicos) is a regional airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The airline offers scheduled passenger flights and charter flight services from its hub in Providenciales International Airport. Since its launch in 1991, its travel destinations have expanded to multiple Caribbean islands including Antigua, The Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and St. Maarten.

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History

The airline was established in 1991 as InterIsland Airways, Ltd. In 2003, the company rebranded to become Air Turks & Caicos. [2]

interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 and Twin Otter Caicos (39927942901).jpg
interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 and Twin Otter

In 2008, Air Turks and Caicos merged with SkyKing. The SkyKing brand was integrated into the Air Turks and Caicos operations on 22 October 2008 and by mid-2009 the airline continued operating with a single Air Operators Certificate. [3]

In November 2013, after operating for 10 years as Air Turks & Caicos, the company rebranded as InterCaribbean Airways.

An interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 at Providenciales International Airport, in the old livery InterCaribbean Airways E120 at Providenciales Airport, Mar 2016.JPG
An interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 at Providenciales International Airport, in the old livery

By June 2019, InterCaribbean Airways added the Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft to its fleet.

In addition to the ERJ-145 regional jets, the airline currently operates Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia propjets, in addition to one Embraer EMB 120 aircraft, as well as a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft. [4] InterCaribbean also previously operated the Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander twin prop aircraft. The Twin Otter aircraft joined the fleet in December 2015, while the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft has been retired. [5]

In 2022, InterCaribbean Airways gained operational rights within Jamaica as a non-Jamaican airline to operate domestic flights between the island's main airports, Kingston and Montego Bay. [6]

In February 2023, InterCaribbean announced it will start flying from St. Kitts to Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport. [7]

Destinations

As of February 2023, InterCaribbean Airways operates scheduled flights to the following destinations within the Caribbean:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Osbourn V. C. Bird International Airport [8]
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport Hub
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Tortola Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport Hub
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport
Santiago de Cuba Antonio Maceo Airport
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Marigot Douglas-Charles Airport
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón Airport Seasonal
Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Seasonal
Santiago de los Caballeros Cibao International Airport
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport Focus city
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada St. George's Maurice Bishop International Airport
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Georgetown Cheddi Jaggan International Airport
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien International Airport
Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Kingston Norman Manley International Airport
Montego Bay Sangster International Airport Seasonal
Ocho Rios Ian Fleming International Airport
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Castries George F. L. Charles Airport
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown Argyle International Airport
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport Seasonal
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Grand Turk JAGS McCartney International Airport
Providenciales Providenciales Airport Hub
Salt Cay Salt Cay Airport
South Caicos South Caicos Airport

Fleet

According to the airline's website, the InterCaribbean Airways fleet currently includes the following aircraft: [4] [9]

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersRefs/Notes
ATR 42-500 4548Regional Turboprop To replace Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia [10]
ATR 72-500 1168Regional Turboprop [11]
Bombardier CRJ700 1-70Twin jet regional jet
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 1-19 STOL capable twin engine turboprop
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 7-30Twin engine turboprop (planned retirement by end of 2024)
Embraer ERJ-145 350Twin engine regional jet
Total177

The airline leased Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia from October 2014 to February 2016 to Cayman Airways for scheduled inter-island passenger flights in the Cayman Islands. [12] The airline acquired two Embraer 145 [13] [14] regional jets, which it began operating commercially from early June 2019, and has since acquired an additional ERJ-145 aircraft.

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References

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