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Aerovías Quisqueyana

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Aerovías Quisqueyana
IATA ICAO Call sign
QQ QAS
Founded1962
Ceased operations1978 (end of flight operations)
1993 (formally dissolved)
HubsLas Américas International Airport
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic

Aerovías Nacionales Quisqueyana, also known as Quisqueyana, was an airline from the Dominican Republic which was based at Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, during the 1960s and 1970s. Offering mostly flights to the United States and to Europe, Quisqueyana was in direct competition with Dominicana, which at the time was the flag carrier of the country.

History

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Quisqueyana was founded in 1962,[1] aiming at the Dominican VFR traffic within the Americas and to Europe. It became the second largest airline of the Dominican Republic, but ultimately lost the competition with Dominicana.[citation needed] In 1978, the airline suspended all flights and was shut down,[2] though technically its airline license stayed valid until 1993.[1]

Destinations

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In 1976, Quisqueyana offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[3]

 Dominican Republic
 Italy
 Puerto Rico
 Spain
 United States of America

Fleet

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Over the years of its existence, Quisqueyana operated the following aircraft types:[2]

Incidents

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References

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  1. ^ a b Information on Quisqueyana at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. ^ a b Information on Quisqueyana, especially its fleet, at the Aero Transport Database
  3. ^ a b Quisqueyana 1976 timetable
  4. ^ "1971 Quisqueyana highjacking at the Aviation Safety Network". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  5. ^ Quisqueyana 1979 write-off at the Aviation Safety Network