Línea Turística Aereotuy

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Linea Turistica Aereotuy LTA, C.A. was a Venezuelan regional and domestic airline headquartered in Caracas and based at Simón Bolívar International Airport.[2]

Línea Turística Aereotuy
IATA ICAO Call sign
LD TUY AEREOTUY
Founded1982
Commenced operationsJune 30, 1982
Ceased operationsJune 2018
HubsSimón Bolívar International Airport
Frequent-flyer programPrivilege
Fleet size2[1]
Destinations9
Parent companyGrupo Cóndor C.A.
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Key peopleJuan Carlos Marquez (President)
Employees300 (2010)[2]
Websitewww.tuy.com

History

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A LTA Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II parked at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in 1990

The airline was established in 1982 and started operations on June 30 of the same year. It was part of a full-service safari company with its own lodges, camps, guides, aircraft, and sailing vessels and operated services to remote destinations in Venezuela, including tourist attractions.

In October 2014, the airline was forced to suspend its flights to Aruba, affecting more than 7,000 customers. The airline's suspension was due to a failure in an aircraft that covered the route, however, the National Institute of Civil Aviation indicated that the suspension was due to the over-sale of tickets for the said route, as well as the creation of new unauthorized flights to cover the over-sale. This suspension was maintained until February 28, 2015.[3]

In February 2016, it was announced that LTA was bought by Grupo Cóndor C.A. for which it joined the alliance.

In June 2018, the airline ceased all services.[4]

Destinations

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The airline flew to the following destinations, with further routes served as charters:

Country City Airport Notes
Bonaire Kralendijk Flamingo International Airport Charter
Martinique Fort-de-France Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Piarco International Airport Charter
Venezuela Canaima Canaima Airport
Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport Hub
Ciudad Guayana Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport
Los Roques Los Roques Airport [5]
Maturín José Tadeo Monagas International Airport
Porlamar Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport

Fleet

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Final fleet

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A LTA de Havilland Canada Dash 7 parked at Simón Bolívar International Airport in 2001

As of February 2017, the Línea Turística Aereotuy fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[6]

Línea Turística Aereotuy fleet
Aircraft In
service
Passengers Notes
ATR 42-320 1 46 Stored
de Havilland Canada Dash 7 1 50
Total 2

Former fleet

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Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Itinerarios Los Roques". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 106.
  3. ^ "Venezuela's LTA Aereotuy suspends int'l flights until February". Ch-aviation.com. November 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "Venezuela's LTA throws in the towel". Ch-aviation.com. September 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Aereotuy realizó vuelo a Los Roques". Analitica.com. November 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Flota actual del Grupo Condor", Flickr.com, retrieved February 15, 2017
  7. ^ aviation-safety.net - Accident description retrieved 2 June 2018
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