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{{short description|Passenger airline in the Turks and Caicos Islands}}
{{Redirect|Interisland Airways|the Hawaii-based airline|Trans Executive Airlines}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = interCaribbean Airways
| logo = Inter_Caribbean_Logo.jpg
| fleet_size = 16
| destinations = 23
| IATA = JY
| ICAO = IWY
| callsign = ISLANDWAYS
| parent = Interisland Aviation Services Group
| founded = 1991 (as '''InterIsland Airways, Ltd.''')
| headquarters = [[Providenciales]], [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
| key_people = Lyndon R. Gardiner, [[Chairman]]
                  Trevor Sadler, [[CEO]]
| hubs = *[[Providenciales International Airport]] 
*[[Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport]]
*[[Grantley Adams International Airport]]
| focus_cities = *[[Las Americas International Airport]]
| frequent_flyer = 
| lounge = 
| alliance = 
| website = {{URL|https://www.intercaribbean.com/}}
}}

'''InterCaribbean Airways, Ltd.'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intercaribbean.com/|title=interCaribbean Airways|website=interCaribbean Airways|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> (formerly known as '''Air Turks & Caicos''') is a [[regional airline]] based in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], a [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]]. 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]], and [[St. Maarten]].

== History ==
The airline was established in 1991 as '''InterIsland Airways, Ltd.''' In 2003, the company rebranded to become Air Turks & Caicos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caribbean Inter Island Flights {{!}} The Company {{!}} interCaribbean Airways |url=https://www.intercaribbean.com/about-us/the-company.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=interCaribbean Airways |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Caicos (39927942901).jpg|left|thumb|interCaribbean Airways Embraer 120 and Twin Otter]]

In 2008, Air Turks and Caicos merged with [[SkyKing Limited|SkyKing]]. 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiv4.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/sky-king-sold-to-air-turks-and-caicos/|title=Sky King Sold to Air Turks and Caicos|date=2 September 2008|work=WIV 4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718112757/http://wiv4.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/sky-king-sold-to-air-turks-and-caicos/|archive-date=2011-07-18|access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>

In November 2013, after operating for 10 years as Air Turks & Caicos, the company rebranded as InterCaribbean Airways.

[[File:interCaribbean Airways E120 at Providenciales Airport, Mar 2016.JPG|thumb|An interCaribbean Airways [[Embraer 120]] at [[Providenciales International Airport]], in the old livery]]

By June 2019, InterCaribbean Airways added the [[Embraer ERJ-145]] regional jet aircraft to its fleet.

In addition to the [[Embraer ERJ family|ERJ-145 regional jets]], the airline currently [as of when?] operates [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia]] propjets, in addition to one [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120]] aircraft, as well as a [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprop aircraft.<ref name="intercaribbean.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.intercaribbean.com/about-us/our-aircraft.html|title=Airline Plane Models &#124; Our Aircraft|website=interCaribbean Airways|accessdate=2 March 2025}}</ref> InterCaribbean also previously operated the [[Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander]] twin prop aircraft. The [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|Twin Otter aircraft]] joined the fleet in December 2015, while the [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Britten-Norman Islander aircraft]] has been retired.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=interCaribbean » The Company |url=http://intercaribbean.com/about-us/the-company/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026054657/http://intercaribbean.com/about-us/the-company/ |archive-date=26 October 2015 |access-date=2018-07-21 |website=intercaribbean.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, InterCaribbean Airways gained operational rights in [[Jamaica]] as a non-Jamaican airline to [[cabotage|operate domestic flights]] between the island's main airports, [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] and [[Montego Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Operating Certificate {{!}} Operations Certificate {{!}} interCaribbean |url=https://www.intercaribbean.com/about-us/operations-certificate.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=interCaribbean Airways |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2023, InterCaribbean announced it would start flying from [[Saint Kitts|St. Kitts]] to [[Barbados]]' [[Grantley Adams International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=interCaribbean Airways Adds new Service from St. Kitts to Barbados |url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20interCaribbean-Airways-Adds-new-Service-from-St-Kitts-to-Barbados |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.travelmarketreport.com |language=en}}</ref>

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 [[World Travel and Tourism Council|WTTC]]" <ref>{{Cite web |title=InterCaribbean Airways Named "World's Leading Regional Airline 2024" At World Travel Awards|url=https://suntci.com/intercaribbean-airways-named-worlds-leading-regional-airline-at-wor-p11899-129.htm|access-date=2024-12-22 |website=suntci.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Destinations ==
As of February 2023, InterCaribbean Airways operated scheduled flights to the following destinations within the [[Caribbean]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!style="background-color:#0398F9;color: white"|Country
!style="background-color:#0398F9;color: white"|City
!style="background-color:#0398F9;color: white"|Airport
!style="background-color:#0398F9;color: white"|Notes
!style="background-color:#0398F9;color: white"|Refs
|-
|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}||[[Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda|Osbourn]]||[[V. C. Bird International Airport]]||||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intercaribbean.com/route-map.html|title=Inter Caribbean Flights &#124; Route Map|website=interCaribbean Airways|accessdate=2 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|The Bahamas}}||[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]||[[Lynden Pindling International Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Barbados}}||[[Bridgetown]]||[[Grantley Adams International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||
|-
|{{Flag|British Virgin Islands}}||[[Tortola]]||[[Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||
|-
|rowspan=2|{{Flag|Cuba}}||[[Havana]]||[[José Martí International Airport]]||||
|-
|[[Santiago de Cuba]]||[[Antonio Maceo Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Dominica}}||[[Marigot, Dominica|Marigot]]||[[Douglas-Charles Airport]]||||
|-
|rowspan=4|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}||[[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]]||[[Gregorio Luperón Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||
|-
|[[Punta Cana]]||[[Punta Cana International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||
|-
|[[Santiago, Dominican Republic|Santiago de los Caballeros]]||[[Cibao International Airport]]||||
|-
|[[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic|Santo Domingo]]||[[Las Américas International Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}||
|-
|{{Flag|Grenada}}||[[Saint George Parish, Grenada|St. George's]]||[[Maurice Bishop International Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Guyana}}||[[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]||[[Cheddi Jaggan International Airport]]||||
|-
|rowspan=2|{{Flag|Haiti}}||[[Cap-Haïtien]]||[[Cap-Haïtien International Airport]]||||
|-
|[[Port-au-Prince]]||[[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]]||||
|-
|rowspan=3|{{Flag|Jamaica}}||[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]||[[Norman Manley International Airport]]||||
|-
|[[Montego Bay]]||[[Sangster International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||
|-
|[[Ocho Rios]]||[[Ian Fleming International Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Puerto Rico}}||[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]||[[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}||[[Basseterre]]||[[Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}}||[[Castries]]||[[George F. L. Charles Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}||[[Kingstown]]||[[Argyle International Airport]]||||
|-
|{{Flag|Sint Maarten}}||[[Philipsburg, Sint Maarten|Philipsburg]]||[[Princess Juliana International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||
|-
|rowspan=4|{{Flag|Turks and Caicos}}||[[Grand Turk Island|Grand Turk]]||[[JAGS McCartney International Airport]]||||
|-
|[[Providenciales]]||[[Providenciales Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||
|-
|[[Salt Cay, Turks Islands|Salt Cay]]||[[Salt Cay Airport]]||||
|-
|[[South Caicos]]||[[South Caicos Airport]]||||
|-
|}

== Fleet ==
According to the [https://www.intercaribbean.com/ airline's website], the InterCaribbean Airways fleet currently includes the following aircraft:<ref name="intercaribbean.com"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Airline Information: Air Turks & Caicos | url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=JY | work=CH-Aviation | year=2013 | access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>
{| class="sortable toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse:collapse"
! style="background:#6495ed; color:white; width:150px;" |Aircraft
! style="background:#6495ed; color:white; width:50px;" |In service
! style="background:#6495ed; color:white; width:50px;" |Orders
! style="background:#6495ed; color:white; width:50px;" |Passengers
! class="unsortable" style="background:#6495ed; color:white; width:150px;" |Refs/Notes
|-
| align="center" |[[ATR 42-500]]
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |48
| align="center" | Regional Turboprop To replace [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} Four parked
|-
| align="center" |[[ATR 72-500]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |
| align="center" |68
| align="center" | Regional Turboprop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/124449-turks-caicos-intercaribbean-airways-adds-first-atr72-500 |title=Turks & Caicos' interCaribbean Airways adds first ATR72-500 |website=ch-aviation.com |access-date=2024-12-22}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[Bombardier CRJ900]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |-
| align="center" |90
| align="center" |Twin jet regional jet
|-
| align="center" |[[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" | -
| align="center" |19
| align="center" | [[STOL]] capable twin engine turboprop
|-
| align="center" |[[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia]]
| align="center" |4
| align="center" | -
| align="center" |30
| align="center" | Twin engine turboprop (planned retirement by end of 2024) 1 parked
|-
| align="center" | [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ-145]] 
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |
| align="center" |50
| align="center" |Twin engine regional jet
|-
! Total
! 14
! 4
!
!
|}

The airline leased [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia]] from October 2014 to February 2016 to [[Cayman Airways]] for scheduled inter-island passenger flights in the [[Cayman Islands]].<ref>https://www.CaymanAirways.com, press releases</ref>  The airline acquired two [[Embraer 145]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/airlines/intercaribbean-airways-to-expand-with-regional-jets/|title=interCaribbean Airways to Expand with Regional Jets|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/57178-intercaribbean-airways-to-add-maiden-jet-equipment|title=interCaribbean Airways to add maiden jet equipment|website=ch-aviation|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> [[regional jet]]s, which it began operating commercially from early June 2019, and has since acquired an additional [[Embraer ERJ family|ERJ-145 aircraft]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.intercaribbean.com/}}

[[Category:Airlines of the Turks and Caicos Islands]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in North America]]