Curaçao Express

Defunct Dutch Antillean airline

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Curaçao Express

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Founded| October 4, 2004
Commenced operations| February 3, 2005
Ceased operations| April 30, 2005
Hubs| Curaçao International Airport
Secondary hubs| Flamingo International Airport
Focus cities| Princess Juliana International Airport
Fleet size| 1
Destinations| 4
Headquarters| Willemstad, Curaçao
Website| curacaoexel.com

Curaçao Express was a regional airline based in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. It operated services between the islands of the Netherlands Antilles, mostly flights between Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

## History

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The airline started operations on October 4, 2004 with one ATR 42-500 and was formerly known as CuraçaoExel and later became Curaçao Express. It was wholly owned by Bonaire Participation. The airline was planned to expand with new aircraft types and destinations in the United States and South America.[1] The airline merged with Bonair Express to form Dutch Antilles Express, which operated until it ceased operations in 2013.

## Destinations

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Curaçao Express operated the following services (in January 2005):

Country  | City  | Airport  | Notes

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Aruba | Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport |
Bonaire | Kralendijk | Flamingo International Airport | Hub
Curaçao | Willemstad | Curaçao International Airport | Hub
Sint Maarten | Philipsburg | Princess Juliana International Airport | Focus city

## Fleet

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The CuracaoExel/Curaçao Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at January 2005):[2][3][4]

Curaçao Express fleet Aircraft  | In
Service  | Orders  | Passengers  | Notes

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ATR 42-500 | 1  | -- | 48  | Operated by Bonair Express
Total  | 1  | -- |

## See also

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* Bonair Express
* List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands Antilles

## References

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1. ^ CuracaoExel future plans
2. ^ CuracaoExel fleet
3. ^ "CuraçaoExel Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
4. ^ "Curaçao Express Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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