InterCaribbean Airways
Passenger airline in the Turks and Caicos Islands
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InterCaribbean Airways Limited, formerly known as Air Turks & Caicos and InterIsland Airways, is a regional airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The airline offers scheduled passenger flights and charter flight services from its hub in Providenciales International Airport. Since its launch in 1991, its travel destinations have expanded to multiple Caribbean islands including Antigua, The Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia and St. Maarten.
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 17 (May 2026) | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Parent company | Interisland Aviation Services Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | ||||||
| Key people | Lyndon Gardiner, chairman Trevor Sadler, CEO | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 1991 by Lyndon Gardiner as InterIsland Airways. In 2003, it was rebranded Air Turks & Caicos.[1][2]
In 2008, Air Turks and Caicos merged with SkyKing.[2] The SkyKing brand was integrated into the Air Turks and Caicos operations on 22 October 2008, and by mid-2009 the airline continued operating with a single air operator's certificate.[3]
In November 2013, it was rebranded InterCaribbean Airways.[2] By June 2019, InterCaribbean Airways added the Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft to its fleet.
In addition to the Embraer ERJ-145, the airline currently operates Embraer EMB 120s, as well as two De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.[4] InterCaribbean also previously operated the Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander twin prop aircraft. The Twin Otter aircraft joined the fleet in December 2015, while the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft has been retired.[5]
In 2022, InterCaribbean Airways gained operational rights in Jamaica as a non-Jamaican airline to operate domestic flights between the island's main airports, Kingston and Montego Bay.[6]
In February 2023, InterCaribbean announced it would start flying from St. Kitts to Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport.[7]
The airline was crowned "World's Leading Regional Airline 2024" at the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Madeira, Portugal. It earlier won the title of "Caribbean's Leading Cabin Crew 2024 of the WTTC" [8]
In December 2025, the airline announced new routes from Barbados to Port of Spain's Piarco International Airport, Georgetown's Eugene F. Correia International Airport, St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport, Tortola's Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, and Providenciales International Airport. [9]
Destinations
As of February 2023, InterCaribbean Airways operated scheduled flights to the following destinations within the Caribbean:
Fleet
As at May 2026, the fleet comprised the following:[2]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers[4] | Refs/Notes |
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| ATR 42-500 | 9 | – | 40 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 2 | – | 68 | [11] |
| Bombardier CRJ900 | 1 | – | 90 | Leased from CemAir |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 2 | – | 19 | |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 3 | – | 50 | |
| Embraer E170 | 2 | 6 | 76 | [12] |
| Total | 19 | 6 |
The airline leased Embraer EMB 120 from October 2014 to February 2016 to Cayman Airways for scheduled inter-island passenger flights in the Cayman Islands.[13] The airline acquired two Embraer 145[14][15] regional jets, which it began operating commercially from early June 2019, and has since acquired an additional Embraer ERJ 145.
Previously operated
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers[4] | Refs/Notes |
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| Beechcraft Model 99 | 1 | 15 | |
| Bombardier CRJ700 | 1 | 70 | Leased from CemAir |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 1 | 8 | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 2 | 19 | |
| Embraer EMB 120 | 10 | 30 | |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 2 | 50 | |
| Total | 13 |
