Private company
Air Caribbean
Puerto Rican airline
Air Caribbean was an airline that served from Isla Verde International Airport, in San Juan. The 1970s and 1980s were decades when several Puerto Rican airlines existed and competed against each other, including Prinair, Vieques Air Link and Dorado Wings. Believing a share of the market profits could be gained, Air Caribbean was created in 1975.2 It ceased to exist in 1979.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Air Caribbean was an airline that served from Isla Verde International Airport, in San Juan. The 1970s and 1980s were decades when several Puerto Rican airlines existed and competed against each other, including Prinair, Vieques Air Link and Dorado Wings. Believing a share of the market profits could be gained, Air Caribbean was created in 1975.2
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
On September 26, 1978, at 18:45 local time, a Beech 18, leased by Air Caribbean, tried to land at Isla Verde Airport in San Juan after a domestic flight, flight 309, from what was then known as Ramey base airport in Aguadilla when it crashed near Residencial Las Casas instead, killing all six occupants in the airplane and injuring several occupants of a bar, including local mechanic Luciano Rivera. Wake turbulence from an Eastern Airlines L-1011 was found to be the cause of this crash, but the accident nevertheless led to the general public losing some trust on the airline.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Caribbean (Puerto Rico), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaAir Caribbean (Puerto Rico)
- WikidataQ4697787
Sources
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- 1WikidataAir Caribbean on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAir Caribbean on Wikipedia
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