Veca Airlines Explained

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.

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
Costa RicaJuan Santamaría International Airport
El SalvadorMonseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (HUB)
GuatemalaLa Aurora International Airport
Nicaragua

Fleet

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

Notes and References

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