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2025
15 February 2025
Please stay tuned as we are preparing for an important announcement in the near future.
2024
19 November 2024
Dutch Caribbean is excited to announce that she has successfully completed certification flights within Eastern Caribbean.
4 October 2024
Dutch Caribbean is proud to announce that she has obtained her economic permit to introduce international flights for both passengers & cargo within the Caribbean, and the South American Mainland.
28 June 2024
As part of our international certification process, we are pleased to announce our first demonstration flight to our sister island Bonaire.
19 June 2024
Dutch Caribbean is pleased to announce that she has commenced with the certification flights aimed to expand to international flights. This process will include extensive demonstration flights throughout the Caribbean.
Klein Curaçao
Dutch Caribbean
2023
26 July 2023
Celebrating our first Commercial Seaplane flight on water.
27 April 2023
We are excited to announce that we have successfully conducted our first flight between the sister islands of Curaçao & Klein Curaçao. The direct flight time between the two islands is now just 7 Minutes.
24 April 2023
We are excited to announce that we have successfully completed our Seaplane Certification. This makes us the first airline in the Caribbean to operate seaplanes commercially.
23 March 2023
Celebrating our first water landing at Fuikbay in Curaçao.
2022
1 September 2022
We are proud to announce that DCI has been allocated Air Operator Certificate (AOC) #19 by the Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA). This AOC now enables DCI to conduct commercial air transport services within Curaçao.
8 July 2022
We are proud to announce that DCI has succesfully completed the Air Operator Certification (AOC) process, through the Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA).
22 April 2022
We are excited to announce that we have performed our first flight with an amphibian aircraft.
11 February 2022
On this date our Lake LA-250 was officially registered as PJ-AWA (awa means water in papiamento). With this registration our company becomes the first operator ever to operate a Seaplane in Curaçao, and also the first seaplane operator in the Caribbean.
2021
11 December 2021
On this day Dutch Caribbean proudly announced the introduction of Commercial Seaplane services in Curaçao.
1 December 2021
Dutch Caribbean Islandhopper is excited to announce the establishment of a new airline service to/from Curaçao.
2020
11 March 2020
Due the international affects surrounding Covid-19, Dutch Caribbean Islandhopper delays the formal introduction of our airline.
2017
19 April 2017
Dutch Caribbean Islandhopper applied for her Air Operator Certificate (AOC) at the Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA).
Unfortunatly the CCAA was unable to commence with this certification due the ongoing difficulties at the largest airline in Curacao “Inselair”. DCI ‘s certification will commence once the CCAA has sufficient resources available.
2016
13 June 2016
On this day Dutch Caribbean Islandhopper B.V. was formally established on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaçao by her founder mr. Steven R.M. Chin-A-Kwie.
