InterCaribbean Airways explained

Airline:interCaribbean Airways
Fleet Size:16
Destinations:23
Iata:JY
Icao:IWY
Callsign:ISLANDWAYS
Parent:Interisland Aviation Services Group
Founded:1991 (as InterIsland Airways, Ltd.)
Headquarters:Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Key People:Lyndon R. Gardiner, Chairman Trevor Sadler, CEO
Hubs:
Focus Cities:

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.

History

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

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 operator's certificate.[3]

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

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 [as of when?] 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 in 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 would start flying from St. Kitts to Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport.[7]

Destinations

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

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CityAirportNotesRefs
OsbournV. C. Bird International Airport[8]
NassauLynden Pindling International Airport
BridgetownGrantley Adams International Airport
TortolaTerrance B. Lettsome International Airport
HavanaJosé Martí International Airport
Santiago de CubaAntonio Maceo Airport
MarigotDouglas-Charles Airport
Puerto PlataGregorio Luperón Airport
Punta CanaPunta Cana International Airport
Santiago de los CaballerosCibao International Airport
Santo DomingoLas Américas International Airport
St. George'sMaurice Bishop International Airport
GeorgetownCheddi Jaggan International Airport
Cap-HaïtienCap-Haïtien International Airport
Port-au-PrinceToussaint Louverture International Airport
KingstonNorman Manley International Airport
Montego BaySangster International Airport
Ocho RiosIan Fleming International Airport
San JuanLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport
BasseterreRobert L. Bradshaw International Airport
CastriesGeorge F. L. Charles Airport
KingstownArgyle International Airport
PhilipsburgPrincess Juliana International Airport
Grand TurkJAGS McCartney International Airport
ProvidencialesProvidenciales Airport
Salt CaySalt Cay Airport
South CaicosSouth Caicos Airport

Fleet

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

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersRefs/Notes
ATR 42-5004548Regional Turboprop To replace Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia
ATR 72-5001168Regional Turboprop[10]
Bombardier CRJ7001align="center" -70Twin jet regional jet
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter1-19STOL capable twin engine turboprop
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia5-30Twin engine turboprop (planned retirement by end of 2024)
350Twin engine regional jet
Total158

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.[11] The airline acquired two Embraer 145[12] [13] regional jets, which it began operating commercially from early June 2019, and has since acquired an additional ERJ-145 aircraft.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: interCaribbean Airways. interCaribbean Airways. 7 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Caribbean Inter Island Flights The Company interCaribbean Airways . 2022-10-12 . interCaribbean Airways . en-US.
  3. Web site: Sky King Sold to Air Turks and Caicos. 2 September 2008. WIV 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718112757/http://wiv4.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/sky-king-sold-to-air-turks-and-caicos/. 2011-07-18. 18 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Aircraft Models | Our Aircraft.
  5. Web site: interCaribbean » The Company . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151026054657/http://intercaribbean.com/about-us/the-company/ . 26 October 2015 . 2018-07-21 . intercaribbean.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: Air Operating Certificate Operations Certificate interCaribbean . 2022-10-12 . interCaribbean Airways . en-US.
  7. Web site: interCaribbean Airways Adds new Service from St. Kitts to Barbados . 2023-02-23 . www.travelmarketreport.com . en.
  8. Web site: interCaribbean Flights | Route Map.
  9. Web site: Airline Information: Air Turks & Caicos . CH-Aviation . 2013 . 18 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Turks & Caicos' interCaribbean Airways adds first ATR72-500 . ch-aviation.com . 2023-02-13.
  11. https://www.CaymanAirways.com, press releases
  12. Web site: interCaribbean Airways to Expand with Regional Jets. 7 March 2020.
  13. Web site: interCaribbean Airways to add maiden jet equipment. ch-aviation. 7 March 2020.