Air Antilles is a French
airline
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based at
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (french: link=no, Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet or ''Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes'' "Caribbean Hub") is an international airport serving Pointe-à-Pi ...
in
Guadeloupe, France. It is a regional airline operating scheduled and seasonal services in the
French Antilles
The French West Indies or French Antilles (french: Antilles françaises, ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy fwansez) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean:
* The two overseas departments of:
** Guadeloup ...
.
History
The airline began operations in December 2002 owned by Air Guyane. It is another title for
Air Guyane Express
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's Caribbean operations and both airlines share their
call sign
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,
IATA
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and
ICAO
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codes. The airline uses as its
Airline Reservations System Zenith, developed by
Travel Technology Interactive, a French-based company.
Air Antilles is the subsidiary of the Guyanese airline Air Guyane.
Air Antilles and Air Guyane are the 2 airlines from the Guadeloupean group CAIRE.
In 2016, the airline changed its name to Air Antilles and introduced a new livery with the delivery of its first
ATR 72-600
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.
Destinations
Fleet
![3S F-OIXH (26031957822)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/3S_F-OIXH_%2826031957822%29.jpg)
, Air Antilles operates the following aircraft:
References
External links
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Air Antilles Express route mapPhoto of an Air Antilles Express ATR-42-300Photo of an Air Antilles Express ATR-42-500Photo of an Air Antilles Express Twin Otter
Airlines of France
Airlines of Guadeloupe
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