Air Caraïbes
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Air Caraïbes is a French West Indian airline, with its headquarters in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe. The airline's main base of operations is at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, with a fo
Air Caraïbes Atlantique Airbus A350-900 taking off from Paris Charles de Gaulle
Air Caraïbes Airbus A330-200 in the previous livery
A former Air Caraïbes ATR 72-500
Air Caraïbes Flight 1501
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Air Caraïbes Flight 1501 was a scheduled international passenger flight, flying from Princess Juliana International Airport in the Dutch overseas territory of Sint Maarten to Saint Barthélemy Airport
Air Caraïbes
…types. It does not include aircraft types that were retired by its predecessor airlines prior to being merged to form Air Caraïbes. On 24 March 2001, Air Caraïbes Flight 1501 crashed into a house while on approach to Gustaf III Airport in Saint Barthélemy with 17 passengers and 2 crew members. All occupants were killed. One…
F-OGES, the aircraft involved in the crash
The Gustaf III Airport, which is surrounded by mountainous terrain, requires pilots to obtain a special certificate to land.