Cape air

The airline was formed in 1989 by pilot Dan Wolf and several of his friends. Initially, flights were opened between Providenstown and Boston ( Massachusetts ), new routes were added throughout the southeastern part of New England in the early 1990s, flights to Florida and the Caribbean Islands opened in the late 1990s, and in 2004 year - to Micronesia. In 1994, the merger of Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines occurred, and now the combined airline flies between the cities of Nantucket and Hyannis with hourly regularity.

At the end of 2007, Cape Air began the next stage of expanding its route network with a focus on the north-eastern part of the country and the Midwest. On November 1, 2007, the airline opened a flight between Boston and Rutland ( Vermont ) with a frequency of flights three times a day. This route is subsidized by the US government as part of the United States Federal program for air communication between small towns in the country

On November 13, 2007, with government support, Cape Air expanded its flights to Indiana by launching regular flights from Indianapolis to Evansville and South Bend . In the process of operating these flights, the airline did not gain the required number of passengers required for the payback of flights, and on August 31, 2008 flights to Indiana were closed.

In early 2008, following the unexpected bankruptcy of Big Sky Airlines , a Delta Connection partner for Delta Air Lines , Cape Air opened regular routes from Boston to Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake, New York . Flights are operated three times a day as part of the Essential Air Service (EAS) Federal Program.

The airline continues to expand its EAS network in New York with new flights from Albany to Watertown , Ogdensburg and Massena . On November 1, 2008, Cape Air opened air links from Boston to Rockland (Maine) and Lebanon ( New Hampshire ). The airline acquired four new Cessna 402 aircraft to provide fast-growing traffic volumes.

Cape Air also attempted to enter the West Coast passenger market and applied to Newport City Hall for subsidies on flights between Newport and Portland in Oregon. ^[2] The decision on the applications was made in favor of another local airline, but Cape Air management hopes for a positive decision in its favor even before 2010 ^[3] .

The airline also operates in the Mid-Atlantic states market, flying from Baltimore / Washington Targud Marshall International Airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport and Lancaster Airport ^[4] . The company’s management is negotiating with the manager of the Pittsburgh Airport building to launch new flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport ( Lathrobe , PA ) and Erie International Airport ( Erie , PA) ^[5] .

Cape Air is one of the largest regional air carriers in the United States. In 2007, more than 650 thousand people took advantage of airline flights. Cape Air is constantly expanding its flight route network and currently operates about 550 daily flights per day to 29 destinations.

Partnership Agreements

Continental Airlines

All passenger flights of the airline in Florida and Micronesia are carried out under the Continental Connection brand ( brand ) of the main airline Continental Airlines . Cape Air flies to cities in the Caribbean under a code-sharing agreement with Continental Airlines, without using the Continental Connection brand.

JetBlue

Since February 2007, Cape Air has a code-sharing agreement with JetBlue , which operates flights from Logan International Airport in Boston to the Cape Cod Peninsula and nearby islands. This agreement allows Cape Air and JetBlue customers to purchase tickets for flights of both airlines with the accrual of all bonuses for frequent flyer reward programs, as well as register and receive their baggage in one passenger zone of Logan International Airport ^[6] .

As of October 2016, the airline operates a fleet of 91 aircraft ^[7] :

• Official Cape Air Website