Divi Divi Air
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2002 | ||||||
| Hubs | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Kralendijk, Bonaire | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 scheduled | ||||||
| Company slogan | For Business or Pleasure, Divi Divi Air takes you there! | ||||||
| Parent company | Bai Bini Air Tours N.V. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Curaçao | ||||||
| Key people | Germaine N.F. Richie-Durand (CEO), Danielle Durand | ||||||
| Website | http://www.flydivi.com | ||||||
Divi Divi Air N.V. is a small regional service airline in the Curaçao. It was established in 2001 and is based on Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles, with ticket offices in both Curaçao and Bonaire.[1] In the area its nickname is "e Divi Divi" ("The Divi Divi").[2] The airline is named for the Divi-divi tree which grows in the region.
Services
Divi Divi Air operates approximately 10 daily flights between Curaçao and Bonaire, with additional charter flights to sister island Aruba and the cities Punto Fijo and Valencia in South America. The Bonaire-Curaçao flight is about a 20- to 22-minute flight.[3][4]
Scheduled Destinations
Kralendijk, Bonaire (Flamingo International Airport)
Willemstad, Curaçao (Hato International Airport) (Hub)
Charter Destinations
Oranjestad, Aruba (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
Las Piedras, Venezuela (Josefa Camejo International Airport)- Valencia, Venezuela (Arturo Michelena International Airport)
Fleet
The Divi Divi Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
- 2 Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander [6]
- 1 Cessna 402B (Out of Service,stored )[7]
- 1 Cessna 172 (1980 build, model C172P, used for pilot training, sightseeing and speedmail. Arrived August 2009)
- 1 Piper Lance (Used for Cargo flight)
Accidents
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On October 22, 2009, a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander operating as Divi Divi Air Flight 014 suffered an engine failure and ditched five minutes flying time away from Bonaire. The pilot was knocked unconscious on impact; his passengers could not undo his safety harness and he went down with the aircraft, but rescue boats picked up all nine passengers.[8][9]
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- ↑ Divi Divi Air
- ↑ "About Us." Divi Divi Air. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
- ↑ Divi Divi Air Destinations and Island info
- ↑ Divi Divi Air Regular and Charter flights
- ↑ Divi Divi Air Fleet Archived July 5, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ airliners.net PJ-SUN
- ↑ airliners.net PJ-BMV
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