Hispaniola Airways was an airline

Airline

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 from the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

, that operated flights to Europe and the United States out of its base at Puerto Plata Airport

Gregorio Luperón International Airport

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. The company was founded in 1981 and disestablished in 2000.

Destinations

Hispaniola Airways offered scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:

Dominican Republic

• Puerto Plata - Puerto Plata La Union Airport
  Gregorio Luperón International Airport
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    base

Spain

• Madrid
  Madrid
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   - Barajas International Airport

United Kingdom

• London
  London
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   - London Heathrow Airport
  London Heathrow Airport
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United States of America

• Miami - Miami International Airport
  Miami International Airport
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• New York City
  New York City
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   - John F. Kennedy International Airport
  John F. Kennedy International Airport
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Incidents

On 16 December 1981 at 12:16 local time, a Hispaniola Airways Boeing 707

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 (registered

Aircraft registration

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 HI-384HA) was damaged beyond repair when its right main landing gear collapsed upon landing at Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...

. The aircraft had been on a positioning flight from Puerto Plata with only five crew members on board, none of which was severely injured.