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Sunrise Airways
Global Crossing Airlines Airbus A320 on lease to Sunrise Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
S6 KSZ SUNRISE
Founded2010
Commenced operations
2012
HubsToussaint Louverture International Airport V.C. Bird International Airport
SubsidiariesServicios Aéreos Geca, Sunrise Airways Dominica, Sunrise Airways Dominicana
Fleet size10
Destinations10 [1]
HeadquartersPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Key peoplePhilippe Bayard (President)
Websitesunriseairways.net

Sunrise Airways S.A. is a Haitian regional airline founded in 2010 that provides scheduled passenger and charter flights. As of January 2024, the airline flies to nine domestic and international destinations and has a fleet size of ten.[1]

Sunrise Airways expanded its fleet in 2017 with the addition of a new Boeing 737.[2]

History

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In Haitian aviation history, a number of local airlines only were able to serve Haiti for short periods of time before collapsing. Sunrise Airways was founded in 2010 by former pilot Philippe Bayard after him noticing, while working for Tortug' Air, that the planes were often in a state of disrepair and he was often not paid on time. The new airline was named after the "Sunrise Salute" in karate.[3]

It started operations in 2012, initially flying between Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands. They gradually grew to a fleet of twelve planes, with their most popular route being to Miami, United States due to not many other international airlines serving Haiti.[3] Due to Tortug' Air ceasing operations in 2015, Sunrise Airways is Haiti's only airline.[3]

Haitians would criticize the airline of Sunrise Airways after it would raise it's prices significantly which led to it being accused of exploiting Haitians.[4] The same year it began its flights to St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, and Saint Lucia.[5][6]

In 2026, Sunrise Airways launched further flights to the United States from Cap-Haïtien International Airport, due to the American Federal Aviation Administration banning flights from Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince on security grounds.[7]

Destinations

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As of May 2024, Sunrise Airways offers scheduled flights to nine domestic and international destinations, serving four cities in Haiti, five international cities and five countries in the Caribbean. Four new Caribbean destinations were just announced. [8][9][10][11][1][12] Antigua was announced as a hub for the airline's Eastern Caribbean regional expansion.[13]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Cuba HavanaJosé Martí International Airport[14]
Santiago de CubaAntonio Maceo Airport[15]
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoLas Américas International Airport
La Isabela International Airport
HaitiCap-HaïtienCap-Haïtien International Airport
JérémieJérémie Airport[16]
Les CayesAntoine-Simon Airport
Port-au-PrinceToussaint Louverture International AirportHub
Guadeloupe Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John's V.C. Bird International AirportHub [12][13]
Dominica Roseau Douglas-Charles Airport [12]
St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport [12]
St. Lucia Castries George F. L. Charles Airport [12]
St. Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport [17]
United States Miami Miami International Airport [18]
Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport [19]
Newark Newark Liberty International Airport [20]

Codeshare and Interline agreements

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Sunrise Airways currently has a codeshare agreement with Cubana de Aviacion[21] and Interline agreements with Hahn Air[22] and Air Caraibes.[23]

Fleet

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As of August 2025, the Sunrise Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[24]

Sunrise Airways fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 5 — 30 Leased from Sahara African Aviation
Embraer ERJ-145 1 50 Leased from Sahara African Aviation
British Aerospace Jetstream 32 3 19 Two leased from Sunrise Dominicana
One owned by Sunrise Airways
Cessna Caravan 208 1 9 Owned by Sunrise Airways
Airbus A320-200 2[25] 180[26] Wet-Leased & Operated By Global X
Total 10 —

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Sunrise Airways". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Rokou, Tatiana (3 October 2017). "Sunrise Airways expands fleet with addition of new Boeing 737". TravelDailyNews International (in Greek). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "The enduring flight of Sunrise Airways: Haiti's last airline". The Haitian Times. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sunrise Airways denies exploiting Haitians, cites complex challenges for price hike".
  5. ↑ "ADDITION OF SUNRISE AIRWAYS FLIGHTS TO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS IS ANOTHER INDICATION OF THE FEDERATION'S STRONG AND ATTRACTIVE INVESTOR CLIMATE".
  6. ↑ "Sunrise Airways Expands Eastern Caribbean Routes".
  7. ↑ Chéry, Onz (19 March 2026). "Haiti's single major carrier Sunrise Airways launches Cap-Haïtien to Boston route". Haitian Times. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Sena, Gastón (23 October 2022). "Sunrise Airways increases flights between Cuba and Haiti". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "ALTA". Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Sena, Gastón (9 March 2023). "Sunrise Airways volará entre Haití y Panamá". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Sunrise Airways will be flying from the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to the Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, since December 18. – LETUNDRA". 1 December 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sunrise Airways Adds 3 Antigua Routes from late-May 2024". Aeroroutes.
  13. 1 2 "Sunrise Airways opens base in Antigua to service the Eastern Caribbean". WINNFM 98.9.
  14. ↑ "Sunrise Airways Launches New Flights to Havana - AviationPros.com". 23 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Haiti's Sunrise Airways Expands in Cuba". Caribbean journal. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Haiti - Sunrise Airways : New domestic connection Port-au-Prince / Jérémie". haitilibre.com. 28 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sunrise Airways Expands St. Maarten Service from late-July 2024".
  18. ↑ "Destinations".
  19. ↑ "Sunrise airways announces Cap-Hatïen flights".
  20. ↑ Moreau, John Fritz (27 February 2026). "Sunrise Airways launches direct flights from Cap-Haïtien to Newark and Boston". Juno7 (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "CUBANA / SUNRISE AIRWAYS BEGINS CODESHARE PARTNERSHIP FROM NOV 2022". Aeroroutes. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "Press Releases | Hahnair". www.hahnair.com.
  23. ↑ "Sunrise Airways and Air Caraïbes establish interline agreement". Aviacionline | Aviacionline es el sitio de aviación en español más leído del mundo. Presenta noticias de aerolíneas, aviones, aeropuertos, y demás. 22 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "Sunrise Airways fleet". sunriseairways.net. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "GlobalX Secures Contract with Sunrise Airways to Provide Two Dedicated A320 Aircraft". 15 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Our Fleet". www.sunriseairways.net. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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