Aerogaviota

Aerogaviota
IATA ICAO Callsign
KG GTV GAVIOTA
Founded 1994
Hubs Jose Marti International Airport
Fleet size 22
Parent company GAVIOTA, S.A.
Headquarters Havana, Cuba
Key people Ana B. Sanz, M.D., Neurosurgeon
Website http://www.aerogaviota.com/

Aerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba.[1] It operates internal flights within Cuba as well as flights from Cuba to Jamaica. Its main base is Jose Marti International Airport, Havana[2]

Aerogaviota Mi-8PS

History

The airline was established by the Cuban army and started operations in 1994 and is wholly owned by the Government of Cuba,[2] run by Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A of Cuba.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 29 April 2017, an Antonov An-26 chartered by Cuban military crashed at Las Lomas de San Cristóbal, killing all 8 people on board.[3][4]

Destinations

Aerogaviota operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations as of 2017: Baracoa, Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguín, and Santiago de Cuba.

The airline also serves Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Fleet

The Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 that crashed in Las Lomas de San Cristóbal the 29 April 2017 seen at Vilo Acuña Airport in (2004)

The Aerogaviota fleet includes the following aircraft as of 2017:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Contáctenos." Aerogaviota. Retrieved on 1 February 2011. "Ave 47 No 2814 e/ 28 y 34, Reparto Kohly Playa, Ciudad de la Habana. Cuba."
  2. 1 2 Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. ↑ "Passenger plane crashes in Cuba 'killing all 39 people on board' - article no longer states 39". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Beltrán, Federico. "Accidente aéreo en Cuba: Se estrella avión de Aerogaviota en Pinar del Río" [Accident in Cuba: Aerogaviota plane crashes in Pinar del Río] (in Spanish). Cibercuba. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Aerogaviota site - in Spanish
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 12. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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