Fly All Ways (legally Fly Always N.V.) is a regional airline of Suriname, based in Paramaribo and started operations on January 10, 2016, with the launch of its inaugural flight above Suriname.[1] Its first commercial flight took place on January 22, 2016, to São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão in Brazil. On February 5, 2016, this was followed by the first charter flight to Barbados.[2] Later in February 2016, the first flights followed to Curaçao and Sint Maarten. In the same month, Guyana granted the new airline the rights to operate scheduled flights to Guyana with connections to Brazil and the Caribbean.[3] Fly All Ways is planning to fly to several cities in both the Caribbean and South America.
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | January 10, 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||||||
| Key people | Amichand Jhauw (MD) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Fleet acquisition
editBlue Wing Airlines, another Suriname airline, entered into a sales agreement with KLM to acquire two ex-KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 jets in early January 2014 and took delivery of PH-KZV (msn 11556) and PH-WXA (11570). PH-KZV was withdrawn from service at Norwich on January 5, 2014, after arriving as KL1515 from Amsterdam. PH-WXA was withdrawn from service at Amsterdam on the morning of March 30, 2014, after arriving as KL1486 from Humberside. The aircraft then positioned Amsterdam – Norwich for maintenance early the same afternoon as KL9955 where both aircraft were being prepared for service. The aircraft were subsequently sold to Fly All Ways, by then a new independent start-up airline offering transport to regional destinations. On November 20, 2014, the first aircraft (PH-WXA) landed at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, in the Fly All Ways colours.[4] One month later the second aircraft (PH-KZV) arrived in Suriname. These two are now registered as PZ-TFB and PZ-TFA respectively, in Suriname and stationed at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport where a new hangar was built.[5]
Transition from regular schedule to charter
editThe airline, which has mainly flown between Suriname, Guyana, and Barbados, suspended its regular flights to reschedule its operations.[6] Although the Suriname base airlines suspend regular flights on January 15, 2017, charter flights are still available. The airline's CEO also said it plans to base the airline in Guyana. However, a confirmed time has not yet been set to restart regular service.[citation needed]
Destinations
editFly All Ways serves the following cities:
Fleet
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Current
editThe Fly All Ways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of (February 2024):[8]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 158 | Operated by Turpial Airlines. |
| Fokker 70 | 3 | — | 80 | 2 in storage. |
| Total | 3 | 1 | ||
Former
editFly All Ways previously operated the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | 2018 | 2020 | Leased from AirExplore |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Starnieuws - Fly All Ways start commerciële operatie".
- ^ "Eerste vlucht Fly All Ways van en naar Barbados zit vol".
- ^ Chabrol, Denis (February 23, 2016). "Guyana gives green light to Suriname's Fly All Ways airline".
- ^ "::Avianet.eu:: De luchtvaartsite van Nederland". Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Stichting AIRnieuws Nederland". Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ http://www.demerarawaves.com/.../fly-allways-to-suspend-operation-ahead-of-transition-to-charter [dead link]
- ^ "Fly Allways Adds Kingston Service From May 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Fly All Ways Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Fly All Ways at Wikimedia Commons