Veca Airlines

VECA Airlines
Vuelos Economicos de Centro America
IATA ICAO Call sign
VU VAR VECA
FoundedMarch 28, 2014
Ceased operationsJanuary 18, 2017
HubsMonseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport
Focus cities
Fleet size2
Destinations4
HeadquartersSan Salvador, El Salvador
Key peopleArmando De Lucas Hurtado Acera, CEO
Websitewww.vecaairlines.com

[1][1]VECA Airlines (Vuelos Economicos de Centro America) was a Salvadoran airline owned by Sociedad Hasgar S.A. de C.V.[2] It was established in early 2014 in San Salvador with a main hub at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport. By the end of 2014, ALBA Petróleos de El Salvador had bought all outstanding shares of its holding company. As of January 18, 2017 VECA airlines suspended operations due to financial problems.

History

The airline started operations on 28 November 2014 with regional services to major cities in Central America (San José, Managua and Guatemala City). VECA started its services with two Airbus A319s.

Destinations

VECA Airlines' main hub was in San Salvador at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport. For initial operations in November 2014, VECA operated to the following cities:

City Country Airport
San José Costa Rica Juan Santamaría International Airport
San Salvador El Salvador Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (HUB)
Guatemala City Guatemala La Aurora International Airport
Managua Nicaragua Augusto C. Sandino International Airport

Fleet

Veca Airlines was operating the following aircraft at the time it suspended operations:[3]

Veca Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 1 ?
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ noticiasdelturismo (2016-12-08). "Primera aerolínea centroamericana de bajo costo al borde de la quiebra". noticiasdelturismo. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. ^ "Aerolínea de bajo costo operará en El Salvador" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica. 2013.
  3. ^ "El Salvador's VECA Airlines suspends operations". ch-aviation. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.