, ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁was ▁an ▁air line ▁offering ▁scheduled ▁and ▁char tered ▁air ▁tax i ▁services ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cargo ▁fl ights ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Henry ▁E . ▁R oh ls en ▁Airport ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁St . ▁Cro ix , ▁U . S . ▁Virgin ▁Islands . ▁The ▁air line ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁Sam ▁Rap ha el , ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁hotel ier ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁improve ▁air ▁service ▁to ▁Domin ica . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁ceased ▁operations . ▁It ▁served ▁five ▁destin ations ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁with ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁three ▁Be ech craft ▁Model ▁ 9 9 ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air , ▁Sam ▁Rap ha el , ▁had ▁expressed ▁issues ▁with ▁air ▁service ▁to ▁Domin ica ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁As ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Jung le ▁Bay ▁Res ort ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁he ▁claimed ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁direct ▁fl ights ▁had ▁turned ▁potential ▁customers ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁resort . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rap ha el ▁announced ▁his ▁intent ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁air line , ▁claim ing ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁tour