Airlines in the Caribbean provide valuable services to millions of people in the region. They operate using a variety of business models which enable them to operate services for specific target markets. Because of the geographic makeup of the Caribbean, there are no substitutes for airline travel. As a result, airlines are in a unique position to offer a much-needed service that connects the destinations in the Caribbean.
Caribbean airlines fall into one of three categories. They are full-service carriers, low-cost carriers, and charter carriers. Full-service carriers focus on passenger services, cargo and maintenance; the core business of low-cost carriers is passenger services, but with a cost advantage; and the charter carrier operates flights outside of regular schedules based on the needs of customers (Cento, 2009).
All of these categories support competitive interaction that involves routes, airfares, flight availability, and customer service and customer satisfaction. Caribbean airline companies who operate in the region must be cognizant of these factors, whilst complying with aviation laws and regulations of each individual country and/ or the East Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
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Here is a list of registered airlines in the Caribbean. For more information about routes, services, reservations, and the airlines’ operations, click on the link to visit the official airline websites.
Airlines in Anguilla
Anguilla Air Services: IATA Designator: Q3/ ICAO Designator: AXL
Trans Anguilla Airways
Airlines in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua Airways
LIAT: IATA Designator: LI/ ICAO Designator: LIA / Callsign: LIAT
Airlines in Aruba
Aruba Airlines: IATA Designator: AG/ ICAO Designator: ARU / Callsign: Aruba
Comlux Aruba: ICAO Designator: CXB/ Callsign: Starlux
Airlines in the Bahamas
Air Charter Bahamas
Bahamas Air: IATA Designator: UP / ICAO Designator: BHS / Callsign: Bahamas
Cherokee Air: ICAO Designator: FSS/ Callsign: Abaco
Flamingo Air: ICAO Designator: FMR / Callsign: Flamingo Air
Golden Wings Charters
Pineapple Air: ICAO Designator: PNP/ Callsign: Pineapple Air
Sky Bahamas:
Southern Air Charter: IATA Designator: PL/ ICAO Designator: SOA / Callsign: South Aircharter
Western Air: IATA Designator: WT/ ICAO Designator: WST/ Callsign: Western Air
Airlines in Belize
Maya Island Air: IATA Designator: 2M/ ICAO Designator: MYD / Callsign: Myland
Tropic Air Belize: IATA Designator: 9N / ICAO Designator: TOS / Callsign: Tropiser
Airlines in British Virgin Islands
Fly BVI
VI Airlink: ICAO Designator: VIL / Callsign: Turtle Dove
Airlines in the Cayman Islands
Cayman Airways: IATA Designator: KX / ICAO Designator: CAY / Callsign: Cayman
Island Air: IATA Designator: / ICAO Designator: / Callsign: None
Airlines in Cuba
Aerogaviota: IATA Designator: KG / ICAO Designator: GTV / Callsign: Gaviota
Cubana: IATA Designator: CU / ICAO Designator: CUB / Callsign: Cubana
Airlines in the Dominican Republic
Aeronaves Dominicanas: Callsign: AROMCA
Air Century: IATA Designator: Y2/ ICAO Designator: CEY/ Callsign: Century Flight
Air Santo Domingo: IATA Designator: EX/ ICAO Designator: SDO
AraJet: IATA Designator: DW/ ICAO Designator: DWI/ Callsign: Dominican
RED Air: IATA Designator: L5/ ICAO Designator: REA/ Callsign: RED DOMINICANA
Servicios Aéreos Profesionales: IATA Designator: 5S/ ICAO Designator: PSV/ Callsign: PROSERVICIOS
Sky Cana: IATA Designator: RD ICAO/ Designator: SNA/ Callsign: CANA
Sky High Aviation Services: IATA Designator: DO/ ICAO Designator: SHH/ Callsign: Sky High
Airlines in Guadeloupe
Air Antilles: IATA Designator: 3S / ICAO Designator: GUY / Callsign: Green Bird
Air Caraibes: IATA Designator: TX / ICAO Designator: FWI/ Callsign: French West
Airlines in Guyana
Roraima Airways: ICAO Designator: ROR/ ICAO Designator: RORAIMA
Trans Guyana Airways: IATA Designator: TG / ICAO Designator: TGY/ Callsign: Trans Guyana
Airlines in Haiti
Sunrise Airways S.A.: IATA Designator: S6/ ICAO Designator: KSZ / Callsign: None
Airlines in Jamaica
Air Link Express: IATA Designator: I4 / ICAO Designator: IOU / Callsign: None
Airlines in Montserrat
Fly Montserrat: IATA Designator: 5M/ ICAO Designator: MNT / Callsign: Montserrat
Airlines in Puerto Rico
Air Flamenco: IATA Designator: F4 / ICAO Designator: WAF / Callsign: Flamenco
Borinquen Air: IATA Designator: FD / ICAO Designator: BNA / Callsign: None
Merlin Express: ICAO Designator: MEI / Callsign: Avalon
Seaborne Airlines: IATA Designator: BB/ ICAO Designator: SBS / Callsign: Seaborne
Vieques Air Link: IATA Designator: V4/ ICAO Designator: VES / Callsign: Vieques
Airlines in St. Maarten & St. Martin
Winair: IATA Designator:WM / ICAO Designator: WIA / Callsign: Windward
Airlines in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Mustique Airways: ICAO Designator: MAW/ Callsign: Mustique
SVG Air: ICAO Designator: SVG / Callsign: Grenadines
Airlines in Suriname
Blue Wing Airlines: ICAO Designator: BWI / Callsign: Bluetail
Fly All Ways: IATA Designator: 8W / ICAO Designator: EDR / Callsign: Fly All Ways
Gum Air: ICAO Designator: GUM / Callsign: Gum Air
Surinam Airways: IATA Designator: PY/ ICAO Designator: SLM/ Callsign: Surinam
Airlines in Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Airlines: IATA Designator: BW / ICAO Designator: BWA / Callsign: Caribbean Airlines
Airlines in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Caicos Express Airways: IATA Designator: 9Q / ICAO Designator: CXE / Callsign: Caicos
InterCaribbean: IATA Designator: JY / ICAO Designator: IWY / Callsign: Island Ways
Airlines in the United States Virgin Islands
Aero Gorda: IATA Designator: DV/ Callsign: None
Coastal Air: IATA Designator: DQ/ ICAO Designator: CXT / Callsign: None
Sources:
Cento, A. (2009): The Airline Industry: Challenges in the 21st Century (Ed.). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer
Brathwaite, D (2016): Development of a Business Process Reengineering Methodology for the Caribbean Airline Industry: The Case of LIAT. Barbados
Wikipedia: Lists of Airlines of the Caribbean
Caribbean On Line: Airlines
IATA: Airline and Location Code Search
Avcodes: Airline Designator / Code Database Search
Image: InterCaribbean