Puerto Rico International Airlines stock certificate 1972 (Puerto Rico regional flights) - orange version (less than 100 shares)

Nice aviation certificate. Beautiful company logo as the vignette. Issued and cancelled. Dated 1972. Measures approximately 11 x 8 inches.

This is for the orange (less than 100 shares) version. Check other listing for the blue version (100 shares).

Puerto Rico International Airlines refers to Prinair, a historic Puerto Rican airline that operated from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s as the island's domestic and international carrier, flying to the Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands, and relaunched charter services in 2019, serving routes like Aguadilla to Punta Cana. While Prinair was the prominent carrier under that name

Origins:
Founded as Aerolíneas de Ponce in 1964, becoming Prinair (Puerto Rico International Airlines) in 1966.

Services:
Offered flights to Vieques, Mayagüez, Culebra, and international destinations like Santo Domingo, Martinique, and the Virgin Islands.

Fleet:
Used aircraft like the de Havilland Heron and later Convair 580s.

Closure & Relaunch:
Ceased commercial operations in the mid-1980s but restarted charter flights in 2019 from Aguadilla.

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