| Airline: | Dutch Caribbean Airlines |
| Fleet Size: | 12 |
| Destinations: | 17 |
| Iata: | K8 |
| Icao: | DCE |
| Callsign: | DUTCH CARIBBEAN |
| Parent: | DC Holding |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Ceased: | October 2004 |
| Headquarters: | Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Key People: | Mario Evertsz (Director) |
| Hubs: | Curaçao International Airport |
| Subsidiaries: | Dutch Caribbean Express |
Dutch Caribbean Airlines Inc. was an airline based on the southern Caribbean Sea island of Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was established in 2001 and ceased operation in October 2004.[1] The company slogan was Bridge to Curaçao.
The airline was succeeded by Air ALM, which was owned by the same DC Holding that owned ALM Antillean Airlines.
These are the destinations that were operated when the airline was in service:
During the transfer of the airline’s assets from Air ALM, the airline acquired some of their aircraft and later received other aircraft for its own.[2] [3]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 2003 | 2004 | Leased from Sobelair | |
| 2 | 2001 | 2004 | Operated as Dutch Caribbean Express Transferred from Air ALM then later sold to LIAT | ||
| De Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 Twin Otter | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | 4 | 2002 | 2004 | Sold to Aserca Airlines | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 3 | 2002 | 2004 | Transferred from Air ALM |