Dutch Caribbean Airlines

Defunct Curaçaoan airline

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Dutch Caribbean Airlines

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K8  | DCE  | DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Founded| 2001
Ceased operations| October 2004
Hubs| Curaçao International Airport
Subsidiaries| Dutch Caribbean Express
Fleet size| 12
Destinations| 17
Parent company| DC Holding
Headquarters| Willemstad, Curaçao
Key people| Mario Evertsz (Director)
Website| Former website

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.

## History

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The airline succeeded to Air ALM, which was owned by the same DC Holding that owned ALM Antillean Airlines.[citation needed]

## Destinations

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DCA MD-82 at Miami in 2003 DCA 767 at Amsterdam in 2003

These are the destinations that were operated when the airline was in service:

City  | Country  | Airport  | Notes

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Oranjestad | Aruba | Queen Beatrix International Airport |
Puerto Plata | Dominican Republic | Gregorio Luperón International Airport |
Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport |
Santo Domingo | Las Americas International Airport |
Cologne | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport |
Port-au-Prince | Haiti | Port-au-Prince International Airport |
Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
Kralendijk | Netherlands Antilles | Flamingo International Airport |
Willemstad | Hato International Airport | Hub
Philipsburg | Princess Juliana International Airport |
Paramaribo | Suriname | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport |
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Piarco International Airport |
Miami | United States | Miami International Airport |
Caracas | Venezuela | Simón Bolívar International Airport |
Las Piedras | Josefa Camejo International Airport |
Maracaibo | La Chinita International Airport |
Valencia | Arturo Michelena International Airport |

## Fleet

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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.

DCA fleet  Aircraft  | Total  | Introduced  | Retired  | Notes

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Boeing 767-300ER | 1  | 2003  | 2004  | Leased from Sobelair
Bombardier Dash 8-300 | 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

## See also

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* List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands Antilles

## References

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1. ^ "DCA Dutch Caribbean Airlines stops flying". www.travelweekly.com. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dutch Caribbean Airlines.

* Dutch Caribbean Airlines (Archive)
* Dutch Caribbean Airlines Former Fleet Detail