Tropic Air is an airline operating scheduled services from Belize. Founded in 1979 by John Greif III with just a single airplane and two employees, Tropic has steadily grown to a fleet of 17 light aircraft and now operates over 200 daily scheduled flights. The airline flies to 13 destinations in Belize, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. The airline also offers private charters as well as various sightseeing tours.
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | TropicMiles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Headquarters | San Pedro, Belize | ||||||
| Key people | Maximillian Greif (Owner & CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.tropicair.com/ | ||||||
Destinations
edit- Belize
- Ambergris Caye - John Greif II Airport
- Belize City
- Caye Caulker - Caye Caulker Airport
- Corozal - Corozal Airport
- Dangriga - Dangriga Airport
- Placencia - Placencia Airport
- Punta Gorda - Punta Gorda Airport
- Guatemala
- Guatemala City - La Aurora International Airport
- Honduras
- Roatan - Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
- San Pedro Sula - Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Mexico
- Cancun - Cancún International Airport
- El Salvador
- San Salvador - El Salvador International Airport
Fleet
editThe Tropic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2]
| Aircraft | In service | Notes |
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| Cessna 208 Caravan | 15 | More aircraft on order |
| Total | 15 |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is also leased seasonally.[3]
Accidents and incidents
edit- 4 December 2014: a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan overran the runway upon landing at the Belize City Municipal Airport and came to rest in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. Nobody was hurt.[4]
- 17 November 2017: a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a domestic flight to Punta Gorda Airport in Belize with seven people on board, including the Acting Prime Minister of Belize Patrick Faber and Agriculture Minister Godwin Hulse, ditched in the sea just after it lifted off the runway at Placencia Airport, after one of its main landing gear wheels hit a vehicle. Several occupants of the aircraft and a passenger in the vehicle were injured, but there were no fatalities. The runway at Placencia Airport is very close to a road that has boom gates to stop vehicles while aircraft are landing or taking off; one of the gates reportedly failed to deploy.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Airline and Location Code Search".
- ^ "About Tropic Air". Tropic Air. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 7.
- ^ Accident description for Tropic Air 208B Grand Caravan registration V3-HHU at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Tropic Air Plane, with Ministers and Others Inside, Sinks after Clipping Vehicle at Airstrip". Channel5Belize.com. Great Belize Productions. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
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