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.

Fly All Ways
IATA ICAO Call sign
8W EDR BIRDVIEW
Founded2014 (2014)
Commenced operationsJanuary 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)
HubsJohan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations9
HeadquartersParamaribo, Suriname
Key peopleAmichand Jhauw (MD)
Websitewww.flyallways.com

Fleet acquisition

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Blue 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 PH-KZV was withdrawn from service at Norwich on January 5, 2014, after arriving as KL1515 from Amsterdam. PH-WXA was withdrawn from service at Amsterdam on the morning of March 30, 2014, after arriving as KL1486 from Humberside.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] In December 2024 the airline welcomed a new Airbus A320.[6]

Transition from regular schedule to charter

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The airline, which has mainly flown between Suriname, Guyana, and Barbados, suspended its regular flights to reschedule its operations.[7] 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

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Fly All Ways serves the following cities:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
  Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport Terminated
  Brazil Belém Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Terminated
  Cuba Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte International Airport
Havana José Martí International Airport
Santiago de Cuba Antonio Maceo Airport
  Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport
  Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport Charter
  Guyana Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport
  Haiti Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport Charter
  Jamaica Kingston Norman Manley International Airport Terminated [8]
  Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport Seasonal
  Suriname Paramaribo Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport Hub
  Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport Terminated

Fleet

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Fly All Ways Fokker 70 at Paramaribo Airport in 2014
 
Fly All Ways Boeing 737-800 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in 2021

Current

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The Fly All Ways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of (February 2024):[9]

Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-400 1 158 Operated by Turpial Airlines.
Fokker 70 3 80 All in storage.
Total 3 1

Former

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Fly All Ways previously operated the following aircraft:[9]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-800 3 2018 2020 Leased from AirExplore

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Starnieuws - Fly All Ways start commerciële operatie".
  2. ^ "Eerste vlucht Fly All Ways van en naar Barbados zit vol".
  3. ^ Chabrol, Denis (February 23, 2016). "Guyana gives green light to Suriname's Fly All Ways airline".
  4. ^ "::Avianet.eu:: De luchtvaartsite van Nederland". Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Stichting AIRnieuws Nederland". Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  6. ^ https://www.gfcnieuws.com/nieuwe-airbus-a320-aangekomen-op-de-johan-adolf-pengel-international-airport/
  7. ^ http://www.demerarawaves.com/.../fly-allways-to-suspend-operation-ahead-of-transition-to-charter [dead link]
  8. ^ "Fly Allways Adds Kingston Service From May 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Fly All Ways Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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