Tortug' Air

Tortug'Air S.A. was a domestic airline in Haiti, and served as Haiti's national flag carrier.[1] The airline was founded in March 2003, and was based in Port-au-Prince.[2] According to the airline, more than 200 people were employed with the company. Tortug' Air went out of business sometime between mid-March to August, 2015.

Tortug’Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
TORTUG AIR
Founded2003
Ceased operations2015
HubsToussaint Louverture International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations8
HeadquartersPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Key peopleOlivier Jean (President)
WebsiteTortugAir.com

Tortug’ Air was part of Haiti's transportation infrastructure. Despite the country's small size, the road network is in poor condition.[3] Thus, air transportation takes on an oversized importance for Haiti. Tortug’ Air served that need with its domestic schedule. For example, its 40 minute flight from Port-au-Prince to Jacmel could have been driven instead; but it would take approximately four hours by road.[4]

Destinations

Tortug’ Air served six Haitian and three international destinations. It also had charter permits for most Caribbean islands. Flights to Les Cayes were suspended in early 2012.[4]

Country (State/Provence/Island) City Airport Refs
Haiti Port-au-Prince Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport
Haiti Jacmel Jacmel Airport
Haiti Jérémie Jérémie Airport
Haiti Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haitien International Airport
Haiti Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix Airport
Dominican Republic (Distrito Nacional) Santo Domingo La Isabela International Airport
Bahamas (New Providence) Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport
Turks and Caicos (Providenciales) — Providenciales International Airport

Fleet
Tortug' Air Fleet
Aircraft In Service On Order Passengers Notes
JetStream 31 2 — 19 [5]
Let L-410 Turbolet 1 — 17 [5]
Total 3 —

References
  1. "Tortug' Air: Haiti's National Flag Carrier". Haiti Observer. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Welcome to Tortug'Air". fdmsecure.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  3. "Foreign & Commonwealth Office - GOV.UK". Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  4. "An adventure for the fun-loving, not the foolhardy". www.miami.com. The Miami Herald. November 6, 2005. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  5. "Tortug Air - Our Fleet". www.tortugair.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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