interCaribbean Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
JY IWY ISLANDWAYS
Founded1991 (as InterIsland Airways, Ltd.)
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size16
Destinations23
Parent companyInterisland Aviation Services Group
HeadquartersProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Key peopleLyndon R. Gardiner, Chairman Trevor Sadler, CEO
Websitewww.intercaribbean.com

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]

interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 and Twin Otter

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 Operators Certificate.[3]

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

An interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 at Providenciales International Airport, in the old livery

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 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 within 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 will start flying from St. Kitts to Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport.[7]

Destinations

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

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 Antigua and BarbudaOsbournV. C. Bird International Airport[8]
 The BahamasNassauLynden Pindling International Airport
 BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportHub
 British Virgin IslandsTortolaTerrance B. Lettsome International AirportHub
 CubaHavanaJosé Martí International Airport
Santiago de CubaAntonio Maceo Airport
 DominicaMarigotDouglas-Charles Airport
 Dominican RepublicPuerto PlataGregorio Luperón AirportSeasonal
Punta CanaPunta Cana International AirportSeasonal
Santiago de los CaballerosCibao International Airport
Santo DomingoLas Américas International AirportFocus city
 GrenadaSt. George'sMaurice Bishop International Airport
 GuyanaGeorgetownCheddi Jaggan International Airport
 HaitiCap-HaïtienCap-Haïtien International Airport
Port-au-PrinceToussaint Louverture International Airport
 JamaicaKingstonNorman Manley International Airport
Montego BaySangster International AirportSeasonal
Ocho RiosIan Fleming International Airport
 Puerto RicoSan JuanLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport
 Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterreRobert L. Bradshaw International Airport
 Saint LuciaCastriesGeorge F. L. Charles Airport
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstownArgyle International Airport
 Sint MaartenPhilipsburgPrincess Juliana International AirportSeasonal
 Turks and CaicosGrand TurkJAGS McCartney International Airport
ProvidencialesProvidenciales AirportHub
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]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Refs/Notes
ATR 42-500 2 7 48 Regional Turboprop[10]
ATR 72-500 1 - 68 Regional Turboprop[11]
Bombardier CRJ700 1 - 70 Twin jet regional jet
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 1 - 19 STOL capable twin engine turboprop
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 7 - 30 Twin engine turboprop (planned retirement by end of 2023)
Embraer ERJ-145 3 1 50 Twin engine regional jet
Total 16 9

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.[12] The airline acquired two Embraer 145[13][14] regional jets, which it began operating commercially from early June 2019, and has since acquired an additional ERJ-145 aircraft.

References

  1. ↑ "interCaribbean Airways". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Caribbean Inter Island Flights | The Company | interCaribbean Airways". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sky King Sold to Air Turks and Caicos". WIV 4. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Aircraft Models | Our Aircraft".
  5. ↑ "interCaribbean » The Company". intercaribbean.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Air Operating Certificate | Operations Certificate | interCaribbean". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "interCaribbean Airways Adds new Service from St. Kitts to Barbados". www.travelmarketreport.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "interCaribbean Flights | Route Map".
  9. ↑ "Airline Information: Air Turks & Caicos". CH-Aviation. 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "interCaribbean Boosts Fleet With 7 Ex-Tarom ATR-42s". 15 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Turks & Caicos' interCaribbean Airways adds first ATR72-500". ch-aviation.com. 13 February 2023.
  12. ↑ https://www.CaymanAirways.com, press releases
  13. ↑ "interCaribbean Airways to Expand with Regional Jets". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "interCaribbean Airways to add maiden jet equipment". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

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