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Hispaniola Airways
Hispaniola Airways was an airline from the Dominican Republic, that operated flights to Europe and the United States out of its base at Puerto Plata Airport. The company was founded in 1981 and disestablished in 2000. Hispaniola operated Boeing 707, Boeing 720, Douglas DC-8 and Sud Aviation Caravelle jetliners.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hispaniola Airways was an airline from the Dominican Republic, that operated flights to Europe and the United States out of its base at Puerto Plata Airport. The company was founded in 1981 and disestablished in 2000. Hispaniola operated Boeing 707, Boeing 720, Douglas DC-8 and Sud Aviation Caravelle jetliners.2
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Hispaniola Airways offered scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:
Dominican Republic
Puerto Plata – Puerto Plata La Union Airport base
Spain
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Madrid – Barajas International Airport
United Kingdom
London – London Heathrow Airport
United States of America
Miami – Miami International Airport
New York City – John F. Kennedy International Airport
From Wikipedia’s article on Hispaniola Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Incidents
On 16 December 1981 at 12:16 local time, a Hispaniola Airways Boeing 707 (registered HI-384HA) was damaged beyond repair when its right main landing gear collapsed upon landing at Miami International Airport. The aircraft had been on a positioning flight from Puerto Plata with only five crew members on board, none of which was severely injured.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hispaniola Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Links
- WikipediaHispaniola Airways
- WikidataQ5772811
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- 1WikidataHispaniola Airways on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHispaniola Airways on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsHispaniola Airways photo by JetPix, GFDL 1.2