This is a list of defunct airlines of Trinidad and Tobago . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Air Caribbean | C2 | CBB | IBIS | 1993 | 2000 | ||
Arawak Airlines | LK | 1970 | 1973 | Renamed to Caribbean United Airlines | |||
Beach Airways | 1973 | 1973 | |||||
BWIA West Indies Airways | BW | BWA | WEST INDIAN | 1939 | 2006 | Rebranded as Caribbean Airlines | |
Caribbean United Airlines | 1973 | 1974 | |||||
Constellation West Indian Airways | 2007 | 2008 | |||||
Tobago Express | BW | TBX | TABEX | 2001 | 2007 | Merged into Caribbean Airlines | |
Trinidad and Tobago Air Services | HU | 1974 | 1980 | Merged with British West Indian Airlines |
Trinidad and Tobago, a country that relies heavily on industrialisation and tourism, has various transport systems.
The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) is the military organization responsible for the defence of the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard and the Defence Force Reserves.
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