Florida Coastal Airlines
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| Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | ||||||
Florida Coastal Airlines (FCA) was an airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operated services between Florida and the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti
History
The airline was formed in 1995, operating with Cessna 402C aircraft.[1] In 2006, operations ceased, but subsequently resumed soon after. After flights restarted, the airline dropped their service to destinations within Florida, and operated exclusively to the Bahamas. It has subsequently expanded to serve Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, as well as five destinations in the Bahamas.[2]
Destinations
Florida Coastal Airlines served the following destinations:[2]
- Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, United States (hub)
- Cap-Haitien International Airport, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
- Congo Town Airport, South Andros, Bahamas
- South Bimini Airport, Bimini, Bahamas
- North Eleuthera Airport, Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Governor's Harbour Airport, Eleuthera, Bahamas
- New Bight Airport, Cat Island, Bahamas
- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Fleet
Florida Coastal Airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2010):[2]
References
- ^ "Florida Coastal". World Air Routes.
- ^ a b c "FLORIDA COASTAL AIRLINES". Sunshine Skies. Retrieved 11 September 2010.. Florida Coastal was purchased by Lynx Air in 2008. Lynx Air was forced by the FAA to turn over their Air Carrier Certificate for faulty maintenance practices. After that happened, Lynx Air started operations using the Florida Coastal Certificate they had purchased. In July 2010 Florida Coastal Airlines was purchased by Salsa Airlines of Haiti. This only lasted until August 2010 because their planes (one Saab and one 402) were repossessed by the owner, thus bringing an end to Florida Coastal Airlines/Lynx Air/Salsa.