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Service started in 1966, under the name Aerolineas de Ponce . The initial services were from Mercedita Airport in Ponce to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (then known as Isla Verde International Airport) in San Juan. The company's name was changed to Prinair the following year (Puerto Rico INternational AIR lines).

The airline used Heron turbo-props for its services. The livery reminded the public of Braniff International because of the many different colors used. During the 1970s, expansion saw the airline start services to Opa Locka, a Florida location close to Miami, Santo Domingo, the Virgin Islands, Martinique, BarbadosBarbados is an island nation situated on the boundary of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. One of the Lesser Antilles, it lies to the east of the main chain of islands. History Main article: History of Barbados Barbados was uninhabited when first, Puerto PlataStatistics Capital: San Felipe de Puerto Plata Area: 1,857 km² Population ( 2000 est. 302,799 Population Density:163. 1 / km² ISO 3166-2:DO-18 Map Puerto Plata is one the northern provinces of the Dominican Republic. Municipalities Altamira Guananico Imbe, and many other Caribbean destinations, as well as Vieques, MayaguezMayaguez may refer to: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Mayaguez incident., Culebra and Aguadilla on the domestic side.

Prinair suffered 2 fatal accidents (including flight 191Prinair Flight 191 was a Prinair (Puerto Rico International Airlines) flight from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, to Mercedita Airport in Ponce. On June 24 1972, the flight crashed while attempting to land at Ponce. The plane used for) that took away some of the public's trust in the airline. The first was while landing in MayaguezMayaguez may refer to: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Mayaguez incident.'s Eugenio Maria De Hostos airport, where all 9 passengers died, and the second one in Santurce , a San Juan area near Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, where 5 passengers perished, and 4 people, including local mechanic Luciano Rivera, were injured on the ground.

In the 1980s Prinair introduced service with the larger and more capable Convair turbo props. This provided the plane spotter at San Juan with another interesting airplane to look out for, but did little for the airline, although it did help increase the earnings from the Virgin Islands routes. Increased competition for these routes in the shape of Aero Virgin Islands and Oceanair, plus some distrust from the public that still had not forgotten the fatal crashes, caused Prinair to cease operations in November, 1984.