Gulfstream International Airlines (GIA) is a United States airline based in Dania Beach, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale. It operates scheduled and charter services to Florida and Bahamas and the Caribbean. It operates as a Continental Connection carrier for Continental Airlines. Gulfstream International Airlines flies to 9 destinations in Florida, 10 destinations in the Bahamas, and 6 destinations in the northeast (Cleveland). Its main base is For...
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Gulfstream International Airlines (GIA) is a United States airline based in Dania Beach, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale. It operates scheduled and charter services to Florida and Bahamas and the Caribbean. It operates as a Continental Connection carrier for Continental Airlines. Gulfstream International Airlines flies to 9 destinations in Florida, 10 destinations in the Bahamas, and 6 destinations in the northeast (Cleveland). Its main base is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with hubs at Miami International Airport, Palm Beach International Airport, and Tampa International Airport.
The airline was established in October 1988 and started operations on December 1, 1990. It was founded by Thomas L. Cooper, a former Boeing 727 captain for Eastern Air Lines during the pilots' strike in 1989. Initially it operated as an on-demand air taxi between Miami, Florida and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, but was relocated to the Bahamas, when the political climate in Haiti forced the operation...
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