Trinidad and Tobago Air Services also known as the TTAS, was an Air Bridge service for
Trinidad
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and
Tobago
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. It was based at
Piarco International Airport,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
.
History
In 1974, TTAS was founded and owned by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the TTAS was the national
flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago.
In 1980, Trinidad and Tobago Air Services were merged with
BWIA International Airways
BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as "Bee-Wee" and also as British West Indian Airways and BWIA International, was the national airline based in Trinidad and Tobago. At the end of operations, BWIA was the largest airline operating o ...
thus ending the TTAS operation.
Fleet
The Trinidad and Tobago Air Services fleet included the following aircraft:
Services
Domestic scheduled destinations served by the air bridge service were
Port of Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
, Trinidad (POS) and Scarborough, Tobago (TAB).
Destinations
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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
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Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
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Piarco International Airport (Base)
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Tobago
Tobago () is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trini ...
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Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport
The December 15, 1976 Trinidad and Tobago Air Services timetable lists up to eight round trip flights a day operated with
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed and initially produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. It was the last aircraft to be developed by Avro prior to its absorption by Hawker Siddeley.
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prop aircraft or
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 jet aircraft between Port of Spain and Tobago.
Trinidad and Tobago Air Services
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 jetliners were also operated in association with
BWIA International Airways
BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as "Bee-Wee" and also as British West Indian Airways and BWIA International, was the national airline based in Trinidad and Tobago. At the end of operations, BWIA was the largest airline operating o ...
on international services with these flights being listed in the September 15, 1976
BWIA
BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as "Bee-Wee" and also as British West Indian Airways and BWIA International, was the national airline based in Trinidad and Tobago. At the end of operations, BWIA was the largest airline operating o ...
system timetable.
[http://www.timetable.images.com, Sept. 15, 1976 BWIA International system timetable] Routings operated with the DC-9-50 at this time included Port of Spain (POS) - Tobago (TAB) - Antigua (ANU) - Miami (MIA) flown round trip twice a week and Port of Spain - Tobago - Caracas (CCS) also flown round trip twice a week.
See also
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BWIA International Airways
BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as "Bee-Wee" and also as British West Indian Airways and BWIA International, was the national airline based in Trinidad and Tobago. At the end of operations, BWIA was the largest airline operating o ...
References
Defunct airlines of Trinidad and Tobago
Airlines established in 1974
BWIA West Indies Airways
1974 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago
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