Dutch Caribbean Airlines

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Dutch Caribbean Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign K8 DCE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Founded	2001
Ceased operations	2004
Hubs	Hato International Airport
Fleet size	15
Destinations	17
Parent company	DC Holding
Headquarters	Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Key people	Mario Evertsz
Website	Former website

Dutch Caribbean Airlines was an airline based in Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was established in 1964 and ceased operation in 2004. The company slogan was Bridge to Curaçao.

History[]

The airline was succeeded by Air ALM, which was owned by the same DC Holding that owned ALM Antillean Airlines and later Dutch Caribbean Airlines.

Destinations[]

These are the destinations that were operated by "Dutch Caribbean Airlines" when the airline was in service:

Caribbean[]

 Aruba

• Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)

 Dominican Republic

• Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperón International Airport)
• Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport)
• Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)

 Haiti

• Port-au-Prince (Toussaint Louverture International Airport)

 Netherlands Antilles

• Kralendijk (Flamingo International Airport)
• Willemstad (Hato International Airport)
• Philipsburg (Princess Juliana International Airport)

 Trinidad & Tobago

• Port of Spain (Piarco International Airport)

Europe[]

 Germany

• Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport)

 Netherlands

• Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)

North America[]

 Florida

• Miami (Miami International Airport)

South America[]

 Suriname

• Paramaribo (Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport)

 Venezuela

• Caracas/Maiquetía (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
• Las Piedras (Josefa Camejo International Airport)
• Maracaibo (La Chinita International Airport)
• Valencia (Arturo Michelena International Airport)

Fleet[]

During the transfer of the airline’s assets from Air ALM, the airline acquired some of the Air ALM aircraft and later on received other aircraft for its own.

Self owned aircraft[]

Dutch Caribbean Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers	Notes
Bombardier Dash 8-300	2	50	Replaced by Twin Otters Operated as Dutch Caribbean Express Transferred from Air ALM then later sold to LIAT
De Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 Twin Otter	2	19	Replaced the Dash 8's
Douglas DC-9-32	4	115	Sold to Aserca Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	2 1	152 155	Transferred from Air ALM

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dutch Caribbean Airlines.

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