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Founded | December 18, 2002 | ||||||
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Hubs | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | GREEN'Smiles | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Parent company | Collectivity of Saint Martin (60%) and EDEIS (40%)[1] | ||||||
Headquarters | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | ||||||
Website | www |
Air Antilles is aFrenchregional airline based atPointe-à-Pitre International Airport inGuadeloupe. It operates scheduled and seasonal services throughout theFrench Antilles.
The airline began operations asAir Antilles Express on December 18, 2002, owned byAir Guyane Express, which itself used to be a subsidiary of Guadeloupean group CAIRE. It was a brand name forAir Guyane's Caribbean operations and both airlines share theircall sign,IATA andICAO codes. The airline uses as itsAirline Reservations System Zenith, developed byTravel Technology Interactive, a French-based company.[citation needed]
In 2016, the airline changed its name toAir Antilles and introduced a new livery with the delivery of its firstATR 72-600.[citation needed]
In September 2023, the group CAIRE, of which both Air Antilles and Air Guyane were a part, was terminated. Air Antilles was set to be revived by a public-private partnership, while Air Guyane was to be liquidated.[2] Air Antilles resumed operations on July 22, 2024, with reduced service.[3]
As of October 2019, Air Antilles operates the following aircraft:[5][needs update]
Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes | |
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ATR 72-600 | 2 | 72 | ||
Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 1 | 19 | leased fromZimex Aviation | |
Total | 3 |
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
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