RU SKI Destinations 8 (at closure) Founded 1994 Fleet size 9 (at closure) | SKI SKYKING Key people Brian Lightbourne (COO Ceased operations October 22, 2008 Parent organization InterCaribbean Airways | |
Secondary hubs Grand Turk International Airport Hubs Providenciales International Airport, JAGS McCartney International Airport | ||
SkyKing Limited was a scheduled passenger airline based on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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History
In December 1994, two entrepreneurs from the Turks and Caicos Islands, Harold Charles (a native of Haiti) and John Shearer, joined forces putting together a hangar facility and 2 small piston-engine aircraft to form a small charter airline. The first revenue flight took place in January 1995. In 1996 scheduled services began using a mixed fleet of a total of eight Cessna 400 and Piper PA-23 aircraft, after which larger Short 360 aircraft were added. Over the following years, SkyKing bought some Beechcraft 1900, which eventually became the only aircraft type in the fleet.
In 2008, SkyKing was acquired by rival Air Turks and Caicos. Since 22 October of that year, all SkyKing operations were merged into its new owner. Subsequently, the SkyKing brand was discontinued.
Destinations
At the time of closure, SkyKing operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Fleet
In October 2008, SkyKing operated the following aircraft, which were subsequently integrated into the Air Turks and Caicos fleet.