Insel Air

Insel Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
7I
8I
INC
NLU
INSELAIR
INSEL ARUBA
Founded1993 (INC)
2012 (NLU)
Commenced operations2006 (INC)
2015 (NLU)
Ceased operations16 February 2019 (INC)[1]
7 June 2017 (NLU)
HubsHato International Airport
Frequent-flyer programInsel Star Miles
AlliancePan Caribbean Alliance
Fleet size3
Destinations5
HeadquartersMaduro Plaza, Dokweg 19, Willemstad, Curaçao
Key peopleEdward Heerenveen
RevenueDecrease US$ 245 million (2015)[2]
Employees80 (2018)
WebsiteFly-InselAir.com

Insel Air (formally Insel Air International B.V.) was[1] a Dutch Caribbean carrier that served as the national airline of the island of Curaçao. It was headquartered in Maduro Plaza, Willemstad.[3] Insel Air last served five destinations throughout the Caribbean, South America.[2] Its fleet consisted of Fokker 50 aircraft. The airline had a hub at Hato International Airport in Curaçao.[4]

Insel Air was incorporated as a private limited liability company (Dutch: Besloten Vennootschap) on September 8, 1993. Insel Air has been impacted by the Venezuelan crisis and is estimated to hold approximately $100 million in Venezuelan bolívars. The inability to convert bolívars to US dollars resulted in the airline ceasing operations of its Aruban subsidiary as of June 7, 2017, and affected the rest of the airline's operations with a major downsizing of fleet and destinations. In February 2019, Insel Air itself ceased operations.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference aviation24.be was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "InselAir cements leading position in Dutch Caribbean with further expansion in Aruba and Curacao". CAPA Centre for Aviation. June 23, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "General conditions Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive) Insel Air. Retrieved on 21 March 2014. "Our Registered Address is Dokweg 19, Maduro Plaza, Willemstad, Curacao."
  4. ^ "Profile on InselAir - CAPA - Centre for Aviation". centreforaviation.com.