Sky Cana

Sky Cana is a airline with ACMI contracted operators headquartered in Santo Domingo.[4] It will start scheduled services to Caribbean and the United States from its two hubs: Las Américas International Airport and Cibao International Airport. The services offered are transfer, freight, overflight, helicopter, advertising, air ambulance, and tour services. The airline of the Dominican Republic has started flights from New York-JFK to Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo with two flights daily.[5]

Sky Cana
IATA ICAO Callsign
RD SNA CANA
Founded2014
Commenced operations30 January 2021[1]
Hubs
Alliance
Fleet size4[2]
Destinations10
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Key peopleFrank Díaz, CEO[3]
Websiteskycana.com

History

In 2016, LOGICPAQ received its AOC from the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority and planned to offer regular and charter flights between the Dominican Republic to Colombia, Mexico and United States for and on behalf of tour operators.[6] Its first aircraft, an Airbus A321, was delivered on 28 November 2020.[7]

Mid-January 2021, Sky Cana was the 1st airline in the Americas to offer flights to nowhere,[8] a type of flights in which people board an aircraft for a nominal fee, and it flies around the city for about an hour before returning to the airport of origin, allowing fliers to sight-see in their own city from the air.

Final of January 2021, Sky Cana was designated by the Dominican Professional Baseball League "LIDOM" to operate the flight for the National Champion Baseball Team 2021 Águilas Cibaeñas to Mazatlán, Mexico. representing the Dominican Republic in 2021 Caribbean Series.

Destinations

As of September 2021, Sky Cana gradually in a period of three years while having all the flights in charter as well. The CEO of the company, Frank Diaz, states that the airline plans to have three major hubs while receiving many seasonal flights in major touristic cities such as Punta Cana.[9][10]

As of November 2021, Sky Cana operates the following destinations:[11][12]

Focus City
Future
Charter
Terminated
Country City Airport Notes Refs
 CubaHolguínFrank País AirportOperated by Air Century
 CubaLa HabanaJosé Martí International AirportOperated by Air Century
 CubaSantiago de CubaAntonio Maceo AirportOperated by Air Century
 CubaSanta ClaraAbel Santamaria AirportOperated by Air Century
 Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International AirportOperated by Air Century[13]
 Dominican RepublicSantiago de los CaballerosCibao International AirportHub[14]
 Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoLas Americas International AirportHub
 United StatesMiamiMiami International AirportOperated by Air Century[13]
 United StatesNew York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport[14]
 United StatesSan JuanLuis Munoz Marin International AirportOperated by Air Century
 VenezuelaMaracaiboLa Chinita International AirportOperated by Sky High
 VenezuelaValenciaArturo Michelena International AirportOperated by Sky High

Fleet

Current fleet
A Sky Cana Airbus A321-200 parked at José María Córdova International Airport in 2021

As of March 2022, the Sky Cana fleet consists of the following aircraft:[15][2]

Sky Cana fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A321-200 3 — 220 Leased from Avion Express Malta
ATR 72-200F 1 — Cargo Operated by Air Century[16]
Total 4 —

So far, the airline's aircraft are each decorated with the name of a specific tourist destination in the Dominican Republic. The first aircraft is labeled as "Go Puerto Plata", the second one as "Go Samaná" and the third one as "Go Punta Cana". It is currently unknown if next aircraft will continue this trend, as their ATR 72-200F is labeled only as "LogicPaq".

Former fleet

Sky Cana previously operated the following aircraft:[2]

Sky Cana former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2022 2022 Leased from Avion Express Malta

See also

References
  1. "Sky Cana is a new airline in the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. "Sky Cana Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. "Sky Cana official website". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. "Nosotros – Sky Cana | We're taking off" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. Sky Cana New York ready to connect with Santo Domingo and Santiago
  6. https://www.arecoa.com/aerolineas/2021/04/02/aterriza-punta-cana-charter-sky-cana-desde-medellin/ ARECOA
  7. https://www.hosteltur.com/lat/140859_sky-cana-recibio-su-primer-avion-y-se-prepara-para-despegar-en-el-caribe.html HOSTELUR
  8. https://www.arecoa.com/videos/2021/01/18/hito-sky-cana-primer-vuelo-sin-destino-rd/ 'Flight to Nowhere
  9. "Booking to set date for flights for over 80 countries".
  10. Aerolínea Nacional Dominicana comenzar dar fechas para sus vuelos a cinco continentes
  11. "Booking to set date for flights".
  12. Aerolínea Nacional Dominicana comenzar dar fechas para sus vuelos
  13. "Air Century, Sky Cana launch Miami-Punta Cana route". Dominicantoday.com. June 14, 2021.
  14. "Sky Cana flights from New York to SD and Santiago start this December 15". Dominicantoday.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  15. Nuestra flota
  16. Charles Kauffman. "Sky Cana launches cargo operation with ATR 72 freighter". Cargofacts.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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