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Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Zorg en Hoop Airport | ||||||
Hubs | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Caricom Privilege & Caricom Privilege BIZ | ||||||
Alliance | Surinam Airways & METS | ||||||
Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Destinations | 67 | ||||||
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, is a regional airline from the Caribbean, with the headquarters of the company at Paramaribo, Suriname. From the down-town Zorg en Hoop Airport in Suriname, Caricom Airways flies mainly charter flights to various destinations in the interior of Suriname, the Caribbean and Northern Brazil.
Caricom Airways still has plans for regular flights to regional destinations. The airline has temporarily set those plans aside for cooperation with Surinam Airways (SLM = Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij). As its feeder commuter airline Caricom Airways will carry out regularly scheduled flights to the hinterland of Suriname for SLM. This National airline, Surinam Airways (SLM), in collaboration with Caricom Airways, will reintroduce domestic service to various destinations in Suriname using three aircraft belonging to Caricom Airways: two Islanders and a Cessna 206. Operational control will remain in the hands of Caricom Airways. SLM will periodically perform quality checks on the aircraft and audit Caricom Airways. Passengers will eventually be able to book these domestic flights through SLM's worldwide booking, which the airline hopes will spur the tourism industry. This joint venture also includes METS Tours, a subsidiary of Surinam Airways. Caricom Airways will retain its identity but has joined SLM's quality program and will fly with their colours.
Caricom Airways was earlier planning to add four 50 seat turboprops to its fleet of smaller Islander, Cessna and Piper aircraft to launch regional scheduled flights. The airline had not yet finalized its 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 has not yet received the necessary approvals.