Divi Divi Air

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Divi Divi Air

Divi Divi Air N.V. is a small regional service airline in the southern Caribbean Sea, with headquarters on the island of Curaçao.[1] The airline has been in service since 2001 and is named after the divi-divi trees which grow natively in the region.

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Divi Divi Air
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IATA ICAO Call sign
3R DVR DIVI AIR
Founded2000
Commenced operations2001
HubsCuraçao International Airport
Secondary hubsFlamingo International Airport serving Kralendijk, Bonaire
Fleet size7
Destinations3
Parent companyBai Bini Air Tours N.V.
HeadquartersCuraçao
Key peopleGermaine N.F. Richie-Durand (CEO), Danielle Durand
WebsiteFly Divi Divi
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History

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Divi Divi Air Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander PJ-SUN, 2007

Divi Divi Air was founded on July 28, 2000, and commenced operations in 2001 with a fleet of Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders, with service between Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba was added as a destination by the airline in February 2018.[2]

Divi Divi Air operates the Curaçao-Aruba service at least twice daily, the Curaçao-Bonaire service approximately ten times a day, and flights out of Bonaire to Aruba are scheduled once a week. Flight equipment for scheduled travel is either Twin Otter or Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.

In October 2018, it was announced that Divi Divi Air, in collaboration with Corendon Dutch Airlines, would commence flights to Sint Maarten and Brazil for the winter season.[3][4]

In April 2020, Divi Divi Air acquired its third Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

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Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2021, the Divi Divi Air passenger fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

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Aircraft In service Orders Passenger capacity Notes
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 3 - 9
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 4 - 19
Total 7 0
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As of April 2020, the Divi Divi Air private fleet consists of the following aircraft:

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Aircraft In service Orders Passenger capacity Notes
Cessna 172P 1 - 3 Pilot training, sightseeing, and express mail
Piper PA-32R 1 - 5 Cargo and charter flights
Total 2 0
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Former fleet

Over the years, Divi Divi Air has operated the following aircraft types:

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Aircraft Total Passenger capacity Notes
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 1 9 Crash landed in 2009[6][7]
Cessna 402B 1 7 Disassembled[8]
Dornier 228 1 19 Sold[9]
Total 3
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Accidents

On October 22, 2009, a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander operating as Divi Divi Air Flight 014 (PJ-SUN) suffered an engine failure and ditched into the ocean five minutes from the Flamingo Tower at the airport in Bonaire. The pilot was knocked unconscious on impact; passengers could not undo his safety harness and the pilot went down with the aircraft. Rescue vessels picked up all nine passengers. The final accident investigation report stated many mistakes and errors made by the pilot as reasons for the outcome of the flight.[10]

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