Private company

Dutch Caribbean Airlines

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Curaçaoan airline

Dutch Caribbean Airlines Inc. (DCA) was an airline based on the southern Caribbean Sea island of Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It launched in 2001 but ceased operations in October 2004 and declared bankruptcy. The company slogan was Bridge to Curaçao.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1
PJ-SEF MD-82 ALM Antillean MIA 22APR00 (6777144722)
Photo: Ken Fielding, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Dutch Caribbean Airlines Inc. (DCA) was an airline based on the southern Caribbean Sea island of Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It launched in 2001 but ceased operations in October 2004 and declared bankruptcy. The company slogan was Bridge to Curaçao.2

The story

When ALM Antillean Airlines (Air ALM) shut down in 2001, DCA was created to take its place and avoid bankruptcy. Both companies had the same owner, DC Beheer (a holding company).

From Wikipedia’s article on Dutch Caribbean Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

The airline served these routes while it was still in operation:

Fleet

During the transfer of the airline's assets from Air ALM, the airline acquired some of their aircraft and later received other aircraft for its own.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dutch Caribbean Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2004Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2001Founded Founded1