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Tortug' Air

Haitian flag-carrier airline

Tortug'Air S.A. was a domestic airline in Haiti, and served as Haiti's national flag carrier. The airline was founded in March 2003, and was based in Port-au-Prince. According to the airline, more than 200 people were employed with the company.2 It ceased to exist in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Tortug'Air S.A. was a domestic airline in Haiti, and served as Haiti's national flag carrier. The airline was founded in March 2003, and was based in Port-au-Prince. According to the airline, more than 200 people were employed with the company. Tortug' Air went out of business sometime between mid-March to August, 2015.2

The story

Tortug'Air S.A. was founded in January 2003, and launched its commercial flights on 13 August 2004.

In January 2013, Tortug'Air officially applied for permission to fly in the USA. Haiti being a Category 2 of the International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA), its airlines were not permitted to fly US skies, but a wet lease with a Category 1 operator (South African carrier CemAir) made the request feasible. Tortug'Air first US flights to Fort Lauderdale International Airport started in June 2014.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tortug' Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Tortug’ Air served six Haitian and three international destinations. It also had charter permits for most Caribbean islands. Flights to Les Cayes were suspended in early 2012.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tortug' Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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