CuraçaoExpress
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| Founded | October 4, 2004 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | February 3, 2005 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | April 30, 2005 | ||||||
| Hubs | Curaçao International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Flamingo International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Princess Juliana International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||||||
| Website | curacaoexel | ||||||
Curaçao Express was a regional airline based in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. It operated flights between the islands of the Netherlands Antilles, mostly between Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
History
The airline started operations on October 4, 2004 with one ATR 42-500 and was formerly known as CuraçaoExel and later became Curaçao Express. It was wholly owned by Bonaire Participation. The airline was planned to expand with new aircraft types and destinations in the United States and South America.[2] The airline merged with Bonair Express to form Dutch Antilles Express, which operated until it ceased operations at the end of April 2013.
Destinations
Curaçao Express operated the following services (in January 2005):
Fleet
The CuracaoExel/Curaçao Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at January 2005):
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| ATR 42-500 | 1 | — | 48 | Operated by Bonair Express | |||
| Total | 1 | — | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Bonaire Students Off to Study in Italy". The Bonaire Report. October 7, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via UFDC.
- ^ "CuraçaoExel starts flights between Curaçao and St. Maarten". www.airsxm.com. October 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2025.