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| Founded | April 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 2018 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Zorg en Hoop Airport | ||||||
| Hubs | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Caricom Privilege & Caricom Privilege BIZ | ||||||
| Alliance | Surinam Airways & METS | ||||||
| Headquarters | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||||||
| Key people | Steven Rory Michael Chin-A-Kwie (CEO) & (Managing Director) | ||||||
| Website | Caricom Airways | ||||||
Caricom Airways, which stands for Caribbean Commuter Airways was a regional airline from the Caribbean, with headquarters in Paramaribo, Suriname. Caricom Airways mainly flew charter flights from Zorg en Hoop Airport to various destinations in the interior of Suriname, the Caribbean and Northern Brazil.[2][3]
The airline had earlier temporarily set plans for regular regional flights aside for cooperation with Surinam Airways (SLM = Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij).[citation needed] As its feeder commuter airline, Caricom Airways carried out few scheduled flights to the hinterland of Suriname for SLM. In collaboration with SLM, Caricom Airways reintroduced domestic service to various destinations in Suriname using three aircraft belonging to Caricom Airways: two Islanders and a Cessna 206. Operational control remained in the hands of Caricom Airways, while SLM periodically performed quality checks on the aircraft and audited the airline. Passengers were eventually able to book these domestic flights through SLM's worldwide booking. This joint venture also included METS Tours, a subsidiary of Surinam Airways. Caricom Airways retained its identity but joined SLM's quality program and flew with their colours.[4][5]
Caricom Airways was planning to add four 50 seat-turboprops to its fleet of smaller Islander, Cessna and Piper aircraft to launch regional scheduled flights[citation needed]. The airline did not finalize this flight schedule, but the plan was to serve Boa Vista International Airport (BVB), Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) and St. Lucia Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) from Paramaribo Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM). It had previously planned to operate scheduled flights to several Eastern Caribbean islands from its Caribbean hub at Saint Lucia but never received the necessary approvals.[6]
- ^ ICAO Document 8585 Edition 139
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- ^ "Surinam Airways to reintroduce domestic service". Caribbean News Now. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Caricom Airways partners with SLM - DWTonline.com". www.dwtonline.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "LIAT Chairman wants Caricom meeting as international carriers cut flights". Stabroek News. 31 Dec 2012. Retrieved 18 Aug 2023.
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