Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) was an airline based in Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba. It operated scheduled domestic and international passenger services, and charter flights mainly within the Caribbean and South America. Its main base was at José Martí International Airport, Havana.

History

The airline was established in 1982 as Empresa Aero and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier Cubana. It was wholly owned by the government of Cuba. It merged with Cubana de Aviación in 2015.

Destinations

Aero Caribbean operated the following destinations:

  • Domestic scheduled destinations: Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba, Cayo Largo, Nueva Gerona, Varadero.
  • International scheduled destinations: Cayman Islands, Corn Island, Managua, Mérida, San Pedro Sula, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Guatemala City
  • Former scheduled destinations: Monterrey, Tijuana

Fleet

thumb|right|Aero Caribbean [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]]

The Aero Caribbean fleet included the following aircraft (as of November 2012):

  • 3 ATR 42-300
  • 4 ATR 72-212

Previously operated

Aerocaribbean operated the following aircraft in the past: The plane was flying in IFR conditions and performed a controlled flight into terrain. All 34 on board died, including the Dominican chess team. The aircraft lost in the accident was the same plane that was filmed in 1986 Soviet disaster film Razmakh krylyev.

  • On 4 November 2010, Flight 883, operated by an ATR 72-212, crashed at Guasimal, Cuba, while en route from Santiago de Cuba to Havana. All 61 passengers and seven crew members were killed. The most likely cause was icing on the wing.

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • Official website on archive.org