Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Expands Fleet with Two Wet-Leased A320s
Haiti-based Sunrise Airways has announced plans to wet-lease two Airbus A320-200 aircraft from GlobalX, each configured with 179 seats, to support its growing Caribbean network. The leases will help strengthen operations across the carrier’s three air operator certificates — Sunrise Airways in Haiti, Sunrise Dominicana in the Dominican Republic, and Sunrise Airways Dominica in the eastern Caribbean.
CEO Gary Stone said the addition of the two A320s will immediately enhance key routes, particularly between Miami International and Cap Haitien. “In the near future, they’ll be instrumental in expanding our network to destinations like Fort Lauderdale, New York Newark, and other major markets across the Americas,” he noted.
Sunrise Airways recently applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authorization to launch Newark flights using wet-leased aircraft. The two A320s will increase the airline’s combined fleet across all subsidiaries to 14 aircraft, marking another step toward its target of operating 18 aircraft by the end of 2025.
According to fleet data, Sunrise Airways currently operates one BAe Jetstream 32 and one Embraer E120, along with three additional E120s and one E145 on wet lease from Sahara African Aviation. Sunrise Dominicana flies two Jetstream 32s and one E120, while Sunrise Dominica operates a single E120.
The new A320s will give Sunrise greater flexibility to expand regional and U.S. services while maintaining reliable connections across the Caribbean as the carrier continues its strategic growth plan.
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