RED Air
Charter airline in the Dominican Republic
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RED Air S.R.L. is a Dominican low-cost leisure airline with facilities in Las Américas International Airport and main offices in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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| Founded | January 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | November 2021 | ||||||
| Hubs | La Romana International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | LASER Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||||
| Key people | Héctor Gómez (CEO) Josseily Hidalgo (HR) | ||||||
| Website | redair | ||||||
History
The airline was founded in January 2020 as a joint venture between the Venezuelan airline LASER Airlines and Dominican fixed-base operator SERVAIR Dominicana.[1]
Destinations
As of December 2024, RED Air serves scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Fleet
Current
As of January 2025, RED Air operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2 | — | 12 | 137 | 149 | Former LASER Airlines aircraft. |
| Total | 2 | — | ||||
Former
RED Air formerly operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | Leased from Galistair Malta |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | 1 | 2020 | 2021 | Leased from LASER Airlines |
Incidents
- On June 21, 2022, RED Air Flight 203 experienced a landing gear collapse. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered as HI1064) slid through a communications tower and caught fire at Miami International Airport. All 140 people on board survived. At least three people were hospitalized with reportedly-minor injuries.[4][5] The aircraft has been written off as a total loss.[6] The NTSB final report on the accident stated the cause of the accident was the left main landing gear's shimmy dampener failing to mitigate extreme vibrations during landing rollout. The vibrations caused the gear's lower torque link to fail and the entire left gear collapsed as a result.[7]