extended completion date of mid-2010. The first-ever night landing was conducted on 9 August 2010 by Winair. Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010; the first flight, from LIAT, flew from V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua. Renaming of airport The airport was renamed from Melville Hall Airport to Douglas–Charles Airport on 27 October 2014 in honour of Prime Ministers Rosie Douglas and Pierre Charles. Commercial jetliner service On July 22, 2021, American Airlines announced a new, twice-weekly nonstop jet service between Miami and Dominica, which began on December 8, 2021. The service is operated by its American Eagle affiliate Embraer 175. This marked the first non-stop commercial service between the mainland United States and Dominica. The initial service operated twice weekly until 10 January 2022, when it increased to thrice weekly. As of April 5, 2022, flights now operate once daily. American Eagle is currently the largest airline at the airport. As of August 16, 2022, the government is in reported talks with American Airlines to increase frequencies to the airport with an extra daily service (Weekends, Mondays, and Wednesdays) from Miami. American Eagle is now the largest air carrier to serve the airport, with a 36% market share. Air Century operates chartered services with the CRJ 200 from San Juan and Santo Domingo–La Isabela. Fly All Ways operates chartered services with the Fokker 70 to Curaçao and Paramaribo. InterCaribbean Airways operates chartered services with the Embraer 145 to various destinations in the Caribbean region. Sunrise Airways operates chartered services with the Embraer 145 to Port-au-Prince, and Santo Domingo–La Isabela. Government of Dominica in talks with other airlines Many sources have stated that the government of Dominica is in talks with various airlines - including Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, and United Airlines - for new service options to Canada, and the northeastern United States. Notable airliner visits On April 4, 2020, an Avianca Airbus A320neo arrived at the airport with medical supplies and equipment from Paramaribo. After offloading the cargo, the aircraft left shortly after for Bogota. The aircraft was the largest Airliner to ever land at the airport. The airport has also handled other airliners and cargo aircraft of similar sizes in the past. A Canadian North Boeing 737-500, which operated as a charter for a soccer team. On Monday, October 14, 2013, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 operated by Danish Air Transport