Dutch Antilles Express
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Dutch Antilles Express B.V. was an airline of the Dutch country of Curaçao. It operated high-frequency scheduled services in the Dutch Caribbean to United States, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, and Suriname. Its main base was at Curaçao International Airport.
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Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | April 30, 2005 | ||||||
Ceased operations | September 19, 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Curaçao International Airport | ||||||
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Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Headquarters | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||||||
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Website | www |
Due to an escalating debt from poor market conditions, the government of Curaçao stepped in on May 31, 2011, to keep the airline in the air.[1] The airline has been purchased from Arnold Leonora by the Curaçao government for a cash injection sum of two injections of 1.5m Guilders (approx US$838,000 each).[2] The company slogan was Your Caribbean Wings.
In August 2013, the company's management and employees approached the Curacao government through various departments for a new loan of 5m Guilders (approx. US$2.8 million) to, among other items, pay employee salaries outstanding from July 2013. The appeal for the loan was denied by the Curacao Parliament on August 16, 2013.[3] The Court of First Instance of Curaçao declared DAE bankrupt on August 30, 2013.[4]