This is a list of defunct airlines of The Bahamas . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Air Bahama | IW | 1966 | 1981 | ||||
Abaco Air | 2013 | ||||||
Bahama Airways | 1936 | 1970 | |||||
Bahamas World Airways | WQ | WQA | 1971 | 1982 | |||
Blackhawk International Airways | 1991 | 2001 | License was revoked by the FAA after the 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash. Filed for Bankruptcy in 2003. | ||||
Cat Island Air | 1987 | 2011 | [3] | ||||
Flamingo Air Lines | FMR | Flamingo Air | 1971 | 1973 | |||
Grand Bahama Island | 1983 | 1983 | |||||
Laker Airways | 7Z | LBH | 1992 | 2004 | |||
LucayaAir | 1959 | 1987 | renamed/merged to Taino Air Services | ||||
Out Island Airways | OE | 1973 | |||||
Taino Air Services | 1987 | 2002 | |||||
Trinity Air Bahamas | T6 | TBH | 1992 | 1994 |
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