Sunrise Airways S.A. is a Haitian

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that provides scheduled passenger and

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History

Sunrise Airways was founded in 2010 and commenced flights on a charter basis on January 1, 2011. In February 2011, the carrier began scheduled flights between

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and

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in Haiti offering passenger, cargo and mail services. In July 2011, all scheduled flights stopped and the airline operated only on a charter basis. On December 20, 2012, it returned to scheduled service, offering two daily commercial flights between Port-au-Prince and

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with its

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. In October 2014, Sunrise Airways started a regularly scheduled service to

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, the company's first commercial flights to Cuba. In March 2016, a second route to Cuba ( Camaguey) was opened. In 2016 Sunrise was approved to by the United States Department of Transportation to offer flights between Haiti and multiple US destinations. From October 2016 through March 2017, it offered a seasonal service to

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. In 2018. the airline acquired a Dominican operator, Servicios Aéreos Geca. It operates

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, with plans to transition to narrow body jet aircraft under the Sunrise Airways livery.

Destinations

As of January 2021, Sunrise Airways offers scheduled flights to five domestic and international destinations:ch-aviation.com - Sunrise Airways
retrieved 23 January 2021

Fleet

Current fleet

As of January 2021, the Sunrise Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:planespotters.net - Sunrise Airways
retrieved 23 January 2021

Former fleet

Sunrise Airways formerly operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
2010 establishments in Haiti Airlines of Haiti Airlines established in 2010 Companies based in Port-au-Prince {{Haiti-company-stub