Cape Air

Hyannis Barnstable Municipal Airport,

Boston Logan International Airport,

San Pedro Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, Puerto Rico

Tampa International Airport

Guam International Airport

Cape Air is the trading name of Hyannis Airservice, Inc., based in Hyannis, Massachusetts. It operates scheduled flights to Florida, Indiana, New England, New York, the United States Virgin Islands and Micronesia. The line network in Florida and Cape Air Micronesia operated in codeshare partnership with United Airlines as United Express. Flights between Hyannis and Nantucket, Massachusetts under the colors of Nantucket Airlines, a subsidiary of Cape Air Its headquarters and home base is located at the Barnstable Municipal Airport.

History

Cape Air was established in 1989 by the pilot Dan Wolf and some good friends. At first flew Cape Air between Provincetown, MA and Boston. In the early 1990s the route network was expanded to the southeast New England. Goals in Florida and the Caribbean were served from the late 90s and flights in Micronesia followed from 2004 onwards.

In 1994, Cape Air Nantucket airline and has been providing hourly flights between Nantucket and Hyannis, under their colors.

End of 2007, Cape Air expanded its route network to the Northeast and the Midwest. In November 2007, Cape Air started the 3 times daily between Boston and Rutland, Vermont. The route is subsidized by the U.S. government through the Essential Air Service (EAS ). With government support Cape Air expanded in November 2007 in Indiana, with connections from Indianapolis to Evansville and South Bend.

On 14 February 2007 Cape Air entered into a codeshare agreement with JetBlue for flights from Boston Logan International Airport.

After the collapse of the Delta Connection carriers Big Sky Airlines in early 2008, Cape Air replaced with 3 daily flights, the EAS connections from Boston to Plattsburgh, NY and Saranac Lake, NY.

On October 1, 2010, UAL Corporation and Continental Airlines merged to form the United Continental Holdings. The merger was also the regional partner of Continental Airlines, Continental Connection, United Express partner. This Cape Air is now a partner of United Express.

Cape Air is planning further EAS connections from Albany, NY to Watertown, Ogdensburg and Massena, NY, as well as from Lebanon, NH to Boston.

Cape Air is the largest independent regional airline in the United States. In high season, Cape Air offers more than 850 flights per day.

Destinations

• Florida Fort Myers, Key West.

• Mid-Atlantic States Baltimore ( hub ), Hagerstown, Lancaster.

• Northeast Albany, Boston ( hub ), Hyannis ( home base ), Martha 's Vineyard, Massena, Nantucket (Nantucket Airlines), New Bradford, Ogdensburg, Provincetown, Rutland, Saranac Lake, Watertown, Lebanon, Augusta, Rockland, Massena, White Plains.

• Midwest St Louis ( hub ), Quincy, Kirksville, Ft. Leonard Wood, Cape Girardeau, Marlon.

• Caribbean Tortola ( British Virgin Islands), Mayagüez, Anguilla, San Juan ( hub ) Vieques (Puerto Rico ), St. Croix, St. Thomas ( Unted States Virgin Islands ).

• Mariana Islands, United States ( as Continental Connection ) Guam ( hub ), Rota, Saipan.

Fleet

As of July 2013, the fleet consists of 66 aircraft Cape Air:

• 02 ATR 42-320 ( Mariana Islands)
• 64 Cessna 402C