Turpial Airlines Explained

Airline:	Turpial Airlines
Fleet Size:	3
Destinations:	12
Iata:	T9^[1]
Icao:	VTU
Callsign:	TURPIAL
Founded:	March 15, 2016
Commenced:	April 7, 2017
Headquarters:	Valencia, Venezuela
Hubs:	Arturo Michelena International Airport

Turpial Airlines C.A. is a Venezuelan airline that has its hub at Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia, Venezuela. This airline has a fleet of 3 Boeing 737-400 authorized to operate regular and non-regular flights of passengers, cargo, and mail within the nation and internationally.

History

Turpial Airlines was founded on March 15, 2016, beginning its operations on April 7, 2017, with national routes that include Valencia, Maracaibo, and Porlamar, additionally with Panama City being its first international destination.^{[2] [3]}

Destinations

, Turpial operates services to the following destinations:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport
Cuba	Holguín	Frank País Airport		^[4]
	Havana	José Martí International Airport
Dominican Republic	Punta Cana	Punta Cana International Airport		^[5]
	Santo Domingo	Las Américas International Airport		^[6]
Mexico	Cancún	Cancún International Airport
Panama	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport
Venezuela	Barcelona	General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport		^[7]
	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport		^[8]
	Maracaibo	La Chinita International Airport		^[9]
	Porlamar	Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport
	Puerto Ordaz	Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport
	Santo Domingo	Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport
	Valencia	Arturo Michelena International Airport

Fleet

Turpial Airlines includes the following aircraft as of January 2021:^{[10] [11]}

Turpial Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Boeing 737-400	3	-	12	134	144
			-	156	156
			-	158	158
Total	3	-

See also

• List of airlines of Venezuela

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turpial Airlines on ch-aviation. ch-aviation.
2. Web site: Aviación al Día. Turpial Airlines recibe Certificado de Operador Aéreo por parte del INAC. – Aviación al Día. Aviacionaldia.com. 2017-03-24. 2017-04-10.
3. Web site: Turpial Airlines started its operations from Valencia to Maracaibo, Porlamar and Panama City. www.dgcinternational.com. Spanish. April 10, 2017.
4. Web site: Turpial Airlines, nueva aerolínea que vuela a Cuba desde Caracas. Periódico Cubano. Periodicocubano.com. es. April 1, 2022.
5. Web site: Reactivan vuelos entre Valencia y Punta Cana (+itinerario). Elestimulo.com. 4 June 2022 . June 4, 2022.
6. Web site: Turpial resumes the Valencia-Santo Domingo with three weekly flights. Dominicantoday.com. May 5, 2021.
7. Web site: Turpial Airlines to launch two new routes from Valencia (VLN). Aviacionline.com. 29 November 2023 . November 29, 2023.
8. Web site: Turpial Airlines estrena nueva ruta entre Valencia y Caracas. Torreeldorado.co. Daniel Martínez Curiel. es. May 9, 2022.
9. Web site: Venezuelan airline Turpial will operate a flight between Maracaibo and Santo Domingo. Dominicantoday.com. October 11, 2021.
10. Web site: Turpial Airlines Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. April 2, 2020.
11. Web site: Flota. Turpialairlines.com.