Sol Linhas Aéreas Explained

Airline:	Sol Linhas Aéreas Ltda.
Iata:	–
Icao:	SBA
Callsign:	SOL
Founded:	2008
Commenced:	2009
Ceased:	2012
Bases:	Toledo
Frequent Flyer:	Cliente Fidelidade Sol
Fleet Size:	1
Headquarters:	Cascavel, Brazil
Website:	voesol.com.br

Sol Linhas Aéreas Ltda. was a domestic airline based in Cascavel, Brazil.

History

The airline was founded in 2008. The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights, connecting the city of Cascavel to other cities within Paraná and neighboring States. It was founded in 2008 and the first flight was operated on October 12, 2009.^[1]

Sol suspended its regular operations in December 2010 and restarted them on March 28, 2011. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in September 2011 Sol had 0.01% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown.^[2] However, on November 28, 2011, all flights were suspended again due to lack of infrastructure in the airports that Sol operates. The airline expected to resume flights in April 2012.^[3]

Destinations

As of November 2011 Sol Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:^[4]

• Curitiba (CWB)
• Toledo (TOW)
• Umuarama (UMU)

Terminated destination: Cascavel

Fleet

As of December 2011 the fleet of Sol Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft:^[5]

Airline affinity program

Cliente Fidelidade Sol is Sol's Frequent Flyer Program. Points can be used for free flights with Sol.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Brazil

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sol Linhas Aéreas (Brasil) . Aviação Brasil . Portuguese . May 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229191810/http://www.aviacaobrasil.com.br/wp/empresas_aereas/regionais_brasileiras/sol_linhas_aereas_brasil . February 29, 2012 .
2. Web site: Dados Comparativos Avançados . October 23, 2011 . Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) . Portuguese.
3. Web site: Sol Linhas Aéreas volta a operar em abril . Sol Linhas Aéreas . November 28, 2011 . December 5, 2011 . Portuguese.
4. Web site: Sol Linhas Aéreas . Sol Linhas Aéreas . Portuguese . November 28, 2011.
5. Web site: Frota atual das empresas brasileiras . December 31, 2011 . January 2, 2012 . Aeromuseu . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226140040/http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/frota.htm . February 26, 2012 .