Airline: | VECA Airlines Vuelos Economicos de Centro America |
Fleet Size: | 2 |
Destinations: | 4 |
Iata: | VU |
Icao: | VAR |
Callsign: | VECA |
Founded: | March 28, 2014 |
Ceased: | January 18, 2017 |
Headquarters: | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Key People: | Armando De Lucas Hurtado Acera, CEO |
Hubs: | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport |
Focus Cities: | |
Website: | www.vecaairlines.com |
https://noticiasdelturismo.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/primera-aerolinea-centroamericana-de-bajo-costo-al-borde-de-la-quiebra/[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.
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.
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 | |
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Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | ||
El Salvador | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (HUB) | ||
Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | ||
Nicaragua |
Veca Airlines was operating the following aircraft at the time it suspended operations:[3]