Aerogaviota
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Playa Baracoa (UPB/MUPB) | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Jose Marti International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | GAVIOTA, S.A. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Havana, Cuba | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Aerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba.[1] It operates domestic flights within Cuba as well as flights from Cuba to Jamaica. Its main base is Playa Baracoa, Havana,[2] although it occasionally flies out of and into José Martí International Airport, Havana.
History[edit]
The airline was established by the Cuban army and started operations in 1994. and is wholly owned by the Government of Cuba,[2] run by Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A of Cuba.
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- On 29 April 2017, an Antonov An-26 chartered by Cuban military crashed at Las Lomas de San Cristóbal, killing all 8 people on board.[3]
- in 2019, the United States added Aerogaviota to its list of sanctioned airlines.
Destinations[edit]
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Aerogaviota operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations as of 2017[update]: Baracoa, Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguín, and Santiago de Cuba.
The airline also serves Norman Manley International Airport and Montego Bay, Jamaica. In the past, it also served the route Holguín-Nassau (The Bahamas).
Fleet[edit]
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The Aerogaviota fleet includes the following aircraft as of 2017[update]:[4]
- 4 ATR 42-500 (As of August 2019[update])[5]
- 1 Mil Mi-8P
References[edit]
- ^ "Contáctenos Archived 7 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Aerogaviota. Retrieved on 1 February 2011. "Ave 47 No 2814 e/ 28 y 34, Reparto Kohly Playa, Ciudad de la Habana. Cuba."
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ Beltrán, Federico (29 April 2017). "Accidente aéreo en Cuba: Se estrella avión de Aerogaviota en Pinar del Río" [Accident in Cuba: Aerogaviota plane crashes in Pinar del Río] (in Spanish). Cibercuba. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Aerogaviota site – in Spanish". Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 12.
External links[edit]
- Aerogaviota Archived 25 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Aerogaviota Fleet
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