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Flamingo Air
Green airplane circling a pink flamingo
Airplane at Staniel Cay Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
— FMR FLAMINGO AIR
Commenced operations
1995
Operating bases
Grand Bahama International Airport
Lynden Pindling International Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations9
HeadquartersBahamas
Websiteflamingoairbah.com

Flamingo Air is a small airline in the Bahamas. Its base of operations is the Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport. It also has offices in Marsh Harbour Abaco Airport, in Bimini International Airport, and in the Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau. It provides scheduled service to several islands, as well as Air Charter service to the Bahamas and south Florida.

Another airline that was based in the Bahamas with a similar name was Flamingo Airlines which operated scheduled passenger service during the early 1970s with British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jet aircraft, Convair 340, Lockheed L-188, and Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft from its base in Nassau.[1] Flamingo Air/s air operator certificate has been suspended following the July 10, 2026 incidents, and the airline is now currently undergoing investigation by the Bahamian Ministry of Transport.[2] The Civil Aviation Authority of the Bahamas (CAAB) has temporarily suspended Flamingo Air’s AOC, not a complete cease of operations.[3]

Fleet

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Flamingo Air fleet
Aircraft Total Damaged Passengers
Cessna 402C Utiliner/Businessliner 2 0 9
Beechcraft Model 99 4 (as of August 2025)[4] 2 15
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 1 (as of August 2025)[4] 0 19

Destinations

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Accidents and incidents

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  • 31 July 2012 - Piper Aztec experienced mechanical problem departing Freeport.[6]
  • 18 August 2012 - Cessna 402C hit trees while attempting to abort a landing in heavy rain.[7]
  • 4 October 2013 - Cessna 402 landing gear collapsed during landing at Mayaguana on a charter flight.[8]
  • 16 August 2016 - Beech 99 A Flamingo Air plane crash landed at the airport in South Bimini on Monday afternoon after the wheel under the right wing collapsed.[9]
  • 3 June 2016 - Beech 99 landing gear failed during landing at Staniel Cay.[10]
  • 12 June 2020 - Beech 99 Nose Landing Gear collapsed during landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport.[citation needed]
  • 17 October 2022 - Beech 99 Left landing gear failed during landing at Black Point.[11]
  • 2 October 2023 - Beech 99 Boarding door opened mid flight en route to Staniel Cay.[12]
  • 10 July 2026 - A Beech 99 returned back to Lynden Pindling International Airport whilst en route to Mayaguana due to an unknown concern, which was likely an engine fire. [13]
  • 10 July 2026 - A Cessna 402C crashed in North Andros, killing all nine passengers and the pilot, becoming the deadliest aviation accident in Bahamas domestic aviation.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Flamingo Airlines". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Bahamas grounds Flamingo Air after 10 die in plane crash". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Airline shuts down, all flights grounded after accident". AOL. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  4. 1 2 "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Flamingo Air". Airliner World: 51. September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Transportation Options To The Out Islands". www.myoutislands.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ↑ 4 survive crash at Freeport
  7. ↑ "Final report, 18 August 2012 incident" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "One less Flamingo Air plane.... - Bahamas Forum - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.com. 2013-10-04.
  9. ↑ "No injuries as Flamingo Air plane crash lands".
  10. ↑ "Landing gear fails on Flamingo Air plane". Tribune 242. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  11. ↑ Reporter, WIC News (2022-10-18). "Flamingo Air flight with 11 people on board overruns runway in Bahamas". WIC News. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  12. ↑ "Terrifying Ordeal: Passenger door opens mid-air on early morning Flamingo Air flight". 2 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Beloved musicians among victims in deadly Bahamas plane crash; aviation authority grounds flights". Fox News. 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
  14. ↑ "Small plane crashes in the Bahamas, killing several people. Officials report NO SURVIVORS". Associated Press. 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
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