The plane was too noisy for American noise regulations, delaying the Miami plans.

Until mid-1999 the airline purchased two more 737-200s and announced further plans to fly to Caracas, New York, Orlando and Toronto.

This was a financial disaster, as passengers chose to fly with competing airlines who offered modern aircraft.

[citation needed] On October 23, 2000, Air Caribbean was closed down, with massive debts.

The 737s have since been scrapped in America,[citation needed] and one YS-11 is still at Piarco International Airport, in an abandoned state.