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FSX/FS2004 De Havilland DH-114 Heron,
Prinair Multi-Plane package
Prinair was Puerto Rico's domestic and international airline for 3
decades. Service started in 1966, under the name Aerolineas de Ponce.
The initial services were from Mercedita Airport in Ponce to Luis Munoz
Marin International Airport (then known as Isla Verde International
Airport) in San Juan. The company's name was changed to Prinair the
following year (Puerto Rico INternational AIR lines). The airline used
Heron turbo-props for its services. The livery reminded the public of
Braniff International because of the many different colors used. During
the 1970s, expansion saw the airline start services to Opa Locka, a
Florida location close to Miami, Santo Domingo, the Virgin Islands,
Martinique, Barbados, Puerto Plata, and many other Caribbean
destinations, as well as Vieques, Mayaguez, Culebra and Aguadilla on the
domestic side. Prinair suffered 2 fatal accidents (including flight 191)
that took away some of the public's trust in the airline. The first was
while landing in Mayaguez's Eugenio Maria De Hostos airport, where all 9
passengers died, and the second one in Santurce, a San Juan area near
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, where 5 passengers perished, and
4 people, including local mechanic Luciano Rivera, were injured on the
ground. In the 1980s Prinair introduced service with the larger and more
capable Convair turbo props. This provided the plane spotter at San Juan
with another interesting airplane to look out for, but did little for
the airline, although it did help increase the earnings from the Virgin
Islands routes. Increased competition for these routes in the shape of
Aero Virgin Islands and Oceanair, plus some distrust from the public
that still had not forgotten the fatal crashes, caused Prinair to cease
operations in November, 1984. The largest commuter carriers in North
America flying close to a million passengers anually and nearly 300
daily flying with a fleet of approximately 30 DeHavilland DH-114 Herons.
The Airline' s top route was San juan , Puerto Rico to St Thomas U.S.
Virgin Islands with over 40 route trips operated daily. By Carlos
Marrero
    

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